Jan 23 Watch 7:35 As Trump and Pelosi spar over State of the Union, Democrats consider funding compromise On day 33 of the government shutdown, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House won't host the president's State of the Union address until the shutdown is resolved. In response, President Trump said Pelosi is "afraid of the truth." Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 5:06 ‘End this shutdown madness,’ says Sen. Van Hollen The Senate is scheduled to vote on two funding proposals Thursday, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says he hasn't given up hope that the one to reopen the government for two weeks will pass. Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 2:31 How Americans are coming together to support federal workers The weeks-long partial government shutdown has many Americans losing faith. But at the same time, groups are coalescing to provide support to the hundreds of thousands of federal employees going without their paychecks. Across the country, airports are setting up… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 4:39 Are upcoming Senate funding votes merely ‘symbolic’ gestures? On day 32 of the government shutdown, some signs of progress. The Senate will vote Thursday on proposals by both Republicans and Democrats to reopen shuttered government agencies at least temporarily. Still, neither proposal is expected to pass. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 2:21 Coast Guard deploys around the world, as shutdown creates financial insecurity at home Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, which is affected by the government shutdown, the U.S. Coast Guard is the only branch of the U.S. military currently working without pay. But crews have still been deploying, and as Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 4:32 Crime doesn’t pay, and right now neither does the government, says FBI association head The FBI Agents Association has released a report warning that the government shutdown, which has left thousands of agents working without pay, is reducing the organization's ability to execute critical intelligence gathering and law enforcement tasks. Thomas O’Connor, president of… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 6:01 Why Trump is ‘edging closer’ to declaring a national emergency over border wall On day 31 of the partial government shutdown, the only deal on the table is the one President Trump proposed Saturday, which would provide temporary protection for DACA recipients in exchange for $5.7 billion for a border wall. Democrats immediately… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 2:26 How the shutdown is affecting programs that support survivors of domestic violence The government shutdown has blocked funding to programs providing protection and economic stability to survivors of domestic violence. Diana Brown and Cato Kraft of Estes Valley Crisis Associates in Colorado explain what the lack of resources means for the population… Continue watching
Jan 20 Democrats aren’t buying Trump’s shutdown-ending ‘compromise’ By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall. But while… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 5:46 Shutdown’s lost pay, dwindling business send more people to D.C. food banks The government shutdown has stifled business in the nation's capital. Many contractors are barely getting by without their paychecks, and unlike permanent federal workers, they will never recover the income they lose. Food banks are experiencing spiking demand, even though… Continue watching