Oct 02 Watch 8:25 White House ‘using shutdown as excuse’ for more mass firings, Democrat says By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant On the second day of the government shutdown, party leaders are not budging, and President Trump is increasingly threatening Democrats and taking aim at Democratic-led states. To discuss the Democratic perspective on the shutdown, Geoff Bennett spoke with Shalanda Young,… Continue watching
Oct 02 Republicans relishing role reversal in shutdown fight By Joey Cappelletti, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 7:09 Congressional leaders and White House refuse to compromise on first day of shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Solveig Rennan Attempts to end the government shutdown that began overnight have been unsuccessful. Democrats are refusing to vote without ensuring health care subsidies and Republicans say they won't negotiate until funding is secure. Federal workers are either on the job without… Continue watching
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. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 8:35 GOP Rep. Haridopolos says Democrats’ demands are a ‘ransom note’ By Amna Nawaz For the Republican view on the federal government shutdown, Amna Nawaz sat down with Rep. Mike Haridopolos of Florida. Continue watching
Oct 01 What happens now that a government shutdown is underway By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 10:19 Government barreling toward shutdown with Congress in partisan deadlock By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura, Winston Wilde The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown at the stroke of midnight as Congress remains in a deadlock. Democrats are demanding a bill that reverses cuts to Medicaid and prevents health insurance premiums from going up at the end… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 6:02 Democrats battling with GOP to avoid ‘devastating’ health care cuts, Rep. Ivey says By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens With a federal government shutdown looming, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland about his party's demands in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 5:16 Rep. Lawler calls Democrats ‘hypocritical’ to risk shutdown over health care subsidies By Amna Nawaz, Alexa Gold For a Republican perspective on the negotiations to keep the government funded, Amna Nawaz spoke with GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York. Continue watching
Sep 24 Trump manages another Republican makeover, this time on free speech and cancel culture By Bill Barrow, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump allies say they’re replacing “cancel culture” with “consequence culture.” But others fear a broader crackdown on speech under the guise of preventing violence and fighting “hate speech."… Continue reading