Government Shutdown - Page 151

December 24, 2018

Trump brags about contract for wall in Texas, blames Dems for partial shutdown

President Trump took to Twitter early Christmas Eve evening to brag about his latest border-wall accomplishment while blaming Democrats for the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.

December 24, 2018

House Dem calls for lawmakers' gym, sauna to close during partial shutdown

If the government is partially closed, then the gym and sauna lawmakers enjoy should be closed too, one congressman has argued.

December 24, 2018

Mark Penn: No winners in this government shutdown – Both sides should compromise to reopen government

Government shutdown could end quickly if both sides made reasonable compromises.

December 24, 2018

‘All alone’ Trump prods Dems to deal on border wall, as partial shutdown drags on

With no compromise in sight to end the partial government shutdown, President Trump on Monday urged Democratic leaders to "make a deal" on border security -- while those lawmakers countered that mixed messages from the White House are "making it impossible to know where they stand." 

December 24, 2018

Trump, Mnuchin try to calm Wall Street amid shutdown, bumpy ride for stocks

With investors bruised by the stock market’s worst week in seven years, President Trump and Treasury chief Steve Mnuchin have spent recent days trying to ease concerns on Wall Street -- with the partial government shutdown as an inconvenient backdrop.

December 23, 2018

Trump bashes Corker's poll numbers after GOP critic calls gov't shutdown 'made-up fight'

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., took a shot at President Trump on Sunday amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, accusing the president of being involved in a “made up fight” and telling Americans to focus on a “significant thing like pulling out of Syria.”

December 23, 2018

Jeanine Pirro: President Trump, you must keep your promise to build the wall -- You cannot buckle

Here we are, days before the Christmas holiday and President Trump you are facing the most important issues that Americans elected you to confront, your promise to build the wall. 

December 23, 2018

GOP leaders slam Dems, say shutdown meant to keep Trump from fulfilling campaign promise

Top Republican lawmakers in both the Senate and the House blamed their Democratic colleagues on Sunday for the ongoing government shutdown, saying that Democrats just want to keep President Trump from fulfilling his campaign promise to build a wall along the United States southern border.

December 23, 2018

Schumer demands Trump 'abandon the wall' as DC faces shutdown stalemate

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called on President Trump to "abandon the wall" Saturday if he wants to re-open the government, saying Trump does not have the votes in the Senate to get it funded -- hours after the government shut down over an impasse over funding for President Trump's signature 2016 campaign promise.

December 22, 2018

Shutdown won't keep NORAD from tracking Santa's flight