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January 20, 2019

Trump thanks federal workers awaiting paychecks, calling them 'great patriots,' as partial shutdown hits 30 days

With hundreds of thousands of federal workers set to face another federal pay period without paychecks, President Trump thanked the “great patriots” for their service and dedication — 30 days into the partial government shutdown.

January 20, 2019

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Nancy Pelosi, you're a shutdown hypocrite -- Stop playing games and negotiate

Your buddies vacation with lobbyists in Puerto Rico during the shutdow, and you plan a jaunt to Europe while federal employees are trying to save every dollar.

January 20, 2019

Gabbard blasts Trump for televised proposal to end shutdown; says negotiations 'shouldn't be done on television'

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, slammed President Trump on Sunday for his televised announcement the previous day offering temporary protected status to immigrants who’ve entered the country illegally in exchange for border wall funding.

January 20, 2019

Trump’s immigration offer brings sharp reactions from Dems and GOP

President Trump’s immigration compromise package to end the partial government shutdown drew sharp reactions from Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike.

January 19, 2019

THIS man might get Trump and Dems to reach a deal on border security and reopening government

Relations between Trump and congressional Democrats have deteriorated into such a bitter feud that it doesn’t appear the two sides will reconcile without a mediator. And there is one man – a legislative tactician with long experience in hammering out compromises – more qualified than anyone else to bring the two sides together.

January 19, 2019

Trump's compromise immigration deal is a good one but Dems will do anything to deprive him of a win

Saturday’s compromise offer was another effort by the president to pull Democrats to the negotiating table to end this government shutdown and ensure that 800,000 federal employees receive paychecks. Make no mistake. This is exactly what the American people want.

January 19, 2019

Hoyer urges Trump, McConnell to stop 'holding government hostage and end the shutdown'

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., urged President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell to “stop holding [the] government hostage and end the shutdown” immediately.

January 19, 2019

Trump offers immigration compromise to end partial shutdown; Dems cool to offer

President Trump, in a televised White House address Saturday, offered Democrats a compromise package on immigration in an effort to end the partial government shutdown -- although Democrats dismissed the olive branch as a "non-starter" before Trump even spoke.

January 19, 2019

Romney backs Trump on partial shutdown, says ‘I don’t understand’ Pelosi’s position

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Friday backed President Trump’s stance on the partial government shutdown, backing his call for a wall on the southern border and saying he doesn’t understand Democrats’ positioning on the issue.

January 19, 2019

Trump accuses Pelosi of being 'controlled by the radical left,' hours before White House statement on shutdown

President Trump on aturday accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of being controlled by the far-left, hours before he is due to make an "important" White House announcement on the partial government shutdown and border security.