Government Shutdown - Page 134

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.

January 19, 2019

Dems' $600G media campaign suggests Trump right about his foes using shutdown for 2020 strategy

A Democratic group aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is launching a $600,000 media campaign attacking Republican senators up for reelection in 2020 over a government shutdown that entered its 28th day Saturday.

January 18, 2019

George W. Bush delivers pizza to Secret Service detail working through shutdown

Former President George W. Bush wanted to thank his Secret Service detail for continuing to work without pay amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

January 18, 2019

Trump says he’ll make ‘major announcement’ Saturday about partial shutdown, border ‘crisis’

President Trump on Friday tweeted that he’ll make “a major announcement” Saturday afternoon concerning the ongoing partial government shutdown and the “humanitarian crisis” on the southern border.

January 18, 2019

Michigan lawmaker invites Trump to give State of the Union address from state Capitol

With questions over whether President Trump will give the annual State of the Union address from Congress amid the partial government shutdown, a Michigan lawmaker has a suggestion: deliver it in Lansing.