Dec 21 Watch 8:20 On Capitol Hill, partial government shutdown all but guaranteed On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are now expecting a partial government shutdown to take effect at midnight, after it became clear that Senate Republicans didn't have the votes to pass a funding bill the House approved. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Dec 21 With procedural vote, Senate advances bill to stop partial shutdown By Associated Press The move doesn’t immediately end the threat of a partial federal shutdown at midnight Friday. But it kick-starts negotiations as Congress tries to find a resolution to Trump’s demand for the wall. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 12:26 Shields and Gerson on Mattis’ resignation, congressional stalemate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s political news, including the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the congressional scramble to fund the government and avoid a partial shutdown. Continue watching
Dec 21 Trump says a shutdown would ‘last for a very long time’ By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on "for a very long time" and he tried to lay blame on congressional Democrats if there's no deal over his… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:28 Where Congress stands now on government shutdown The GOP's short-term spending deal to fund the government until February was expected to be solidified Thursday. Instead, Congress erupted into chaos as President Trump declared he wouldn't sign bill, resuming his insistence that $5 billion be allocated for a… Continue watching
Dec 20 WATCH: Trump will not sign funding bill over border security, Paul Ryan says President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans he "will not sign" a spending bill passed by the Senate to avoid a partial government shutdown Friday, and he's citing an impasse over money for a border wall with Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 20 Congress scrambles to avoid shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Senate approved legislation to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 3:56 Congress scrambles to wrap up legislation before the holiday With the holidays and a deadline to avoid a government shutdown fast approaching, Senate Republicans are working on a short-term funding deal as a compromise on the president’s demand for border wall funding. But some wonder if the timing of… Continue watching
Dec 19 What’s the status of Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall? By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers are in a standoff over funding the government, and the main sticking point is Trump’s demand for $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a look at where things stand… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 7:56 News Wrap: Russia blasts Senate conclusions on influence campaign In our Tuesday news wrap, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Senate findings that Russia tried to influence U.S. elections via a sweeping disinformation campaign, calling them “baseless.” Also, after losing to Sen.-Elect Kyrsten Sinema in November, Republican… Continue watching