

Politics Jan 17

On day 27 of the partial government shutdown, President Trump rescinded approval for a military plane, effectively cancelling a trip to Afghanistan planned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation. The move comes after Pelosi asked to postpone…
Politics Jan 16

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested President Trump’s State of the Union be postponed for safety reasons related to the shutdown, although the Department of Homeland Security countered it is able to handle the event. Meanwhile, President Trump met with a…
Politics Jan 11

The partial government shutdown has now lasted three full weeks and will become the longest shutdown in U.S. history this weekend. Still, President Trump said he won't yet declare a national emergency to fund his desired border wall. Yamiche Alcindor…
Politics Jan 10

The fight over the government shutdown remains at a stalemate, 20 days after some federal agencies closed. President Trump traveled to Texas Thursday to visit the Mexico border, meeting with members of the U.S. Border Patrol. Meanwhile, protesters across the…
President Trump called a Wednesday meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a “total waste of time.” While Democrats and Republicans differ on what took place during the meeting, it's clear that no…
The ongoing government shutdown is not the first time a political stalemate has caused federal agencies to close and workers to go without paychecks. Leon Panetta, who was White House chief of staff during a shutdown under President Clinton, tells…
Jan 09

Some House Republicans have voted to separate wall funding from bills that would reopen the government. But Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., tells Judy Woodruff that the “vast majority” of congressional Republicans want to keep the government shutdown tied to funding…
President Trump plans to make his case for a border wall during a primetime speech, in which he’s expected to reiterate his argument that the situation at the southern border constitutes a “crisis.” Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy…
Ahead of his address on the government shutdown and border wall, President Trump tweeted that the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border was a humanitarian and national security crisis. Meanwhile, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that the “crisis…
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