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U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club lunch at the White House at the White House in Washington

Politics Oct 21

WATCH: ‘We will not be extorted’ in ending shutdown, Trump says at Senate Republican luncheon

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Politics Oct 15

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a press conference on the fourteenth day of the U.S. government sh...
WATCH: ‘Only way forward’ is for GOP to negotiate with Dems and address health care costs, Jeffries says

Entering the third week of a government shutdown, Democrats say they are not intimidated or cowed by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Politics Oct 10

U.S. government shutdown continues
Watch 7:41
Trump showing ‘no interest’ in negotiating to end shutdown, Jeffries says

As the government shutdown continues and the Trump administration begins mass layoffs, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for reaction from the Democrats.

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Elizabeth Summers, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold

Politics Oct 06

U.S. government shutdown continues
Republicans and Democrats appear unwilling to negotiate as shutdown enters sixth day

Leaders in both parties are betting public sentiment has swung their way, putting pressure on the other side to cave.

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Politics Oct 03

Partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Watch 3:13
No end in sight for shutdown as Congress leaves for weekend

After another day of deadlock, the Senate adjourned for the weekend, extending the government shutdown into next week. Democrats are holding out for Republicans to make health care concessions to their spending bill. But until lawmakers figure out a way…

By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart

Oct 02

WATCH: Jeffries calls for ACA tax credits to be made permanent as shutdown stretches into 2nd day

By Associated Press

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pinned the government shutdown on the GOP and said Democrats are willing to negotiate on the issue, but "need credible partners on the other side."…

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Oct 01

Watch 8:24
Jeffries says GOP uninterested in negotiating because ‘they apparently wanted’ a shutdown

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

To discuss the government shutdown and the potential for negotiations to end it, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Oct 01

WATCH: House Democrats speak out after government shuts down over funding impasse

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.

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Sep 30

WATCH: Jeffries says Democrats are in shutdown fight ‘until we win,’ blasts Trump social media video as ‘racist and fake’

By Associated Press

Flanked by some 100 lawmakers he described as having grit, intellect and heart as they push for health care funding, with just hours to go before a potential shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said they are in the fight,…

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Sep 29

WATCH: Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without a deal to avoid a shutdown

By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing little willingness to compromise from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in funding.

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