Analysis: Give 1st round to Pelosi in shutdown skirmish
She had kept Democrats united as public pressure built to end the standoff. And she stood up to Trump repeatedly, challenging his intelligence (“Let’s give him to time to think it — oh, think, did I say think?”) and even…
First day post-shutdown: Workers to get paid ‘in the coming days’
The Trump administration asked federal department heads to reopen offices in a “prompt and orderly manner” and said furloughed employees can return to work.
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January 20, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 20, no compromise in sight as the government shutdown enters day 30, and troubling details emerge on how Purdue Pharma allegedly marketed prescription painkiller OxyContin. Also, after two decades, a paralyzed outdoorsman designs a…
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Day 30 of shutdown: If compromise seems hopeless, what next?
The hardest part about ending the government shutdown, now in it’s 30th day, is that both parties have long standing ideals about immigration that align with the people they represent, says NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield. So it might…
After the speech, White House officials pushed the offer as a “common sense compromise,” while Democratic lawmakers doubled down on their rejection.
President Trump offered on day 29 of a partial government shutdown what he described as a proposal to end the impasse, but it was one that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had already rejected before his announcement. NewsHour White House Correspondent…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president has "chosen fear" in making the case to the American people for the border wall and Democrats "want to start with the facts."…
Rats could get access to an all-you-can-eat buffet of garbage during the government shutdown as uncollected trash piles up.
Politicians have argued that the current government shutdown is less disruptive than past shutdowns because just nine of 15 cabinet agencies — and approximately 15 percent of federal civilian workers — have been affected. But this still leaves some…
