Dec 20 WATCH: Nancy Pelosi’s end-of-year news conference By Joshua Barajas Pelosi spoke from the U.S. Capitol today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Dec 16 White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump pushes Congress for new health law after court ruling By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was “invalid,” President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Pelosi says 4-year maximum in speaker post is ‘a long time’ By Alan Fram, Associated Press Rep. Nancy Pelosi shrugged off suggestions Thursday that she weakened herself by agreeing to limit her tenure as next House speaker to a four-year maximum, a deal that clears the way for her to be elected to the post for… Continue reading
Dec 12 Pelosi agrees to limit her time as House speaker if elected By Associated Press Moments after she released her statement, seven rebellious Democrats said they would now back her. That essentially guaranteed she will be elected speaker when the full House votes for its leader on Jan. 3. Continue reading
Dec 12 AP Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Democrats dynamic By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump's first encounter with newly empowered congressional Democrats produced a striking Oval Office display that revealed how ill-prepared he is for the biggest political challenge of his presidency. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 10:10 How Trump got into a televised tussle over a border wall President Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer at the White House to discuss border security, but the meeting soon erupted into an on-camera argument, with Trump saying that he would take full responsibility if the government shuts down… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:26 Rep. Collins: Trump putting security first with border wall fight It’s time to stop punting on the issue of border security and “have honest discussions” about funding the border wall, says Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. Collins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s threat to Democrats to shut down the… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 4:56 Hoyer: Democrats believe in border security, not Trump’s wall Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says President Trump’s “theater” of suggesting he is willing to shut down the government if he doesn’t get what he wants for border wall funding is “not particularly productive” as a negotiating tactic. Hoyer joins Judy… Continue watching
Dec 11 WATCH: Trump threatens shutdown in heated meeting with top Democrats By Associated Press President Donald Trump is escalating his shutdown threat over U.S.-Mexico border wall funding at a heated White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Continue reading