Donald Trump: The Biggest Loser
When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.
When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.
If all goes well, the bill to avert another shutdown should become law today.
Most Americans don’t want to see another government shutdown, but they’re somewhat divided on the issue of a border wall.
President Trump now appears to accept the compromise worked out by Congress to avoid another shutdown even though he’s not pleased with it.
Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.
Negotiations to avert another shutdown appear to have stalled over the weekend with just four days left to go before funding runs out.
Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.
Lindsey Graham is telling his fellow Republicans that they better back the President if he decides to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall.
Most Americans oppose the idea of the President using a “national emergency” to get funding for his border wall. Will that matter to him?
A new poll shows most Americans oppose President Trump’s border wall and support more liberal immigration laws.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned the President against using a national emergency to fund his border wall.
A new poll shows that most Americans would oppose a second government shutdown over the border wall.
The White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.
The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.
The economy took quite a hit from the President’s pointless shutdown over a border wall that will never be built.
Is the settlement of the government shutdown just delaying the inevitable?
Regardless of whether or not you think Nancy Pelosi won the government shutdown, Donald Trump clearly lost.
In a deal that can only be described as a cave by the President, the government shutdown is on course to be ended by the end of the day today.
The Trump Administration either doesn’t realize the impact the shutdown is having on Federal workers who haven’t been paid in a month, or it doesn’t care.
As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.
The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.
As the shutdown enters its thirty-fourth day and the Senate gets ready to vote on proposals that have no chance of succeeding, Democrats are preparing a new proposal.
As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.
The Senate has the ball this week in terms of action on the government shutdown, but its work is going to end up being utterly pointless.
The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.
Not surprisingly, the President’s proposed shutdown deal is not being received well by Democrats on Capitol Hill.
The longer video and deeper investigation of the incident reveals a very different story.
The initial reaction to President Trump’s proposal to reopen the government is not going over well on either side of the aisle.
President Trump put an offer on the table to end the shutdown, the question is whether it will actually lead anywhere.
With Democrats making a new proposal and the President set to speak later today, there could be movement on ending the government shutdown. I wouldn’t be too optimistic, though.
Instead of staying in Washington, Congress should go on recess so Members of Congress and Senators can hear from the people how the shutdown is impacting them.
As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.
Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.
As the shutdown continues the numbers get worse for the President, but he doesn’t seem to care.
As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.
As the government shutdown enters through its twenty-fourth day, attention is shifting to Senate Republicans who could be pressured to break ranks and potentially force a resolution.
Border states/districts are not as pro-wall as presidential rhetoric might make you think.
If you’re looking for the biggest obstacle to a resolution to the government shutdown, look no further than President Donald J. Trump.
President Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. But the other options he’s considering aren’t much better.
The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.
President Trump is claiming he never said Mexico would directly pay for the wall, except for all those times when he said Mexico would directly pay for the wall.
President Trump stormed out of a meeting with Congressional leaders as the shutdown drags on with no end in sight.
New polling clearly indicates that the President is losing the battle for public opinion over the government shutdown.
President Trump’s speech on the border wall and the shutdown was fact-free, misleading, and overall a bomb.
As the shutdown drags on, Republicans are beginning to fear that members in the House and Senate may begin to fall away from supporting the President.
President Trump is offering to change his ‘concrete wall’ with a ‘steel barrier’ in what he apparently things is a compromise.
As the shutdown continues, there’s little sign of progress on either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Terrorists aren’t walking across the desert to get here. Flying is so much easier.