Government Shutdown - Page 140

January 12, 2019

Miami International Airport closes terminal as government shutdown bites

Management for the highly frequented air hub will close Terminal G at 1 p.m. on Saturday

January 12, 2019

Hillary Clinton weighs in as partial government shutdown becomes longest in history

The partial government shutdown became the longest in history on Saturday, eclipsing the record set in 1996 -- but with no apparent end to the stalemate in Washington in sight.

January 12, 2019

Shutdown enters record 4th week -- with Trump, Dems still split, federal workers unpaid

At the stroke of midnight Saturday, the partial government shutdown entered its 22nd day and became the longest in U.S. history.

January 11, 2019

Newt Gingrich: Why Trump must win the border fight -- He can't walk away without a deal

As a political leader, candidate Trump has made controlling the southern border one of his major themes. He has been talking about it for three and a half years. If he were to back down, it would send a signal of weakness to his base.

January 11, 2019

Trump holding off on declaring national emergency on the border, calls on Democrats to fund wall

President Trump on Friday said he was holding off on declaring a national emergency on the border for the time being, and renewed his calls for Democrats to break the stalemate over the funding.

January 11, 2019

Congress approves measure to ensure federal workers are paid retroactively after shutdown

The House of Representatives voted to approve a Senate-passed measure to ensure federal workers furloughed during the ongoing partial government shutdown are paid retroactively when the government reopens, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk.

January 11, 2019

Trump sounds alarm over 'invasion' at southern border, after returning from Texas

President Trump said Friday that the immigration flow along the southern border amounts to an “invasion,” calling the situation “far worse” than people understand after returning from a visit to the front-lines in Texas. 

January 11, 2019

Dem Rep. Jayapal tells MSNBC Trump wants to 'make America pure' with no 'folks of color'

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed on MSNBC Thursday that President Trump's real agenda is to make “America pure” by not having immigrants or “folks of color” in the country and shutting down all legal immigration. 

January 11, 2019

Mark Penn: Voters want RESULTS not resistance from new Democratic majority

Results not resistance. That’s what I think the American public was expecting when they brought Democrats back into power in the House.

January 11, 2019

Marc Thiessen: This is the stupidest government shutdown in US history. When will Dems get smart about it?

Barring some miraculous breakthrough, on Saturday the current government shutdown will become the longest in American history. But it has already hit another historic milestone: It is, by far and away, the stupidest government shutdown in American history.