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January 30, 2019

Bipartisan committee begins border security talks, still divided over physical barrier

A bipartisan committee of House and Senate lawmakers met for the first time on Wednesday afternoon, aiming to work out a deal on border security. But Democrats and Republicans both dug in over whether new physical barriers are a necessary element.

January 30, 2019

Trump renews call for wall as Congress huddles on elusive border solution

President Trump renewed his call Wednesday for a border wall to be part of a final government spending package, warning congressional negotiators that they are “wasting their time” if they don't include that funding. 

January 29, 2019

How the House-Senate Conference Committee aims to avert another shutdown

The linchpin to avoiding another government shutdown in mid-February is a House-Senate conference committee on border security which publicly convenes Wednesday afternoon. Either the sides work out a deal or there is a serious risk of a government shutdown in a few weeks.

January 29, 2019

Cal Thomas: Phony shutdown showdown shows cynical game-playing is what’s truly in charge in Washington

President Trump failed to recognize that Democrats are the party of government and no one guards the power, cost and perks of government better than they do.

January 28, 2019

Washington Post reporter calls Trump supporters 'rubes' on podcast

Washington Post national political correspondent Dave Weigel referred to President Trump's supporters in no uncertain terms as "rubes" during an appearance on a left-wing podcast Monday. 

January 28, 2019

Government shutdown exposed Americans' deep savings crisis

Government has a spending addiction, and the people who foot the bill have a savings crisis. The numbers are truly shocking.

January 28, 2019

Why Democrats are unlikely to budge on next round of border security negotiations

Does anyone really think we won’t be back here in three weeks, trying to avert another crisis and fund the government?

January 28, 2019

Group of Border Patrol wives invite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Texas border town

A group of women whose husbands patrol America's southern border along the banks of the Rio Grande are inviting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to come to Texas so she can see first-hand why a barrier between the U.S. and Mexico is desperately needed.

January 28, 2019

Federal employees return to work after longest-ever shutdown – but for how long?

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees returned to work Monday morning after missing paychecks for more than a month during the longest-ever government shutdown -- but fears of another shutdown loom as the White House and Congress appear no closer to a long-term funding deal despite giving themselves breathing room to negotiate. 

January 28, 2019

Donald Trump and the shutdown reveal him as The Wizard of Oz -- all smoke and bluster and not much else

Last week Nancy Pelosi stood up to Donald Trump.  And just like Dorothy, Pelosi exposed Trump for who he really is…the Wizard of Oz. After two years of using threats and Twitter to demean and demonize the country, Trump’s power melted away faster than the Wicked Witch of the West...