Negotiators Reach Tentative Budget Deal, But Will The President Take It?
Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.
Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.
Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.
In his business career Donald Trump relied largely on fear and intimidation to get his way on business deals. As President, he’s finding that nobody is afraid of him.
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.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned the President against using a national emergency to fund his border wall.
The White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.
Is the settlement of the government shutdown just delaying the inevitable?
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.
As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.
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.
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.
Not surprisingly, the President’s proposed shutdown deal is not being received well by Democrats on Capitol Hill.
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.
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.
As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.
The House GOP has moved to rebuke Iowa Congressman for his racist remarks. What took them so long?
After twenty-five days, there’s no end in sight to the Federal Government shutdown. You can thank the President for that.
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.
If you’re looking for the biggest obstacle to a resolution to the government shutdown, look no further than President Donald J. Trump.
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’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 claiming that he could use authority to declare a “national emergency” to build his wall even if Congress doesn’t authorize it.
President Trump is offering to change his ‘concrete wall’ with a ‘steel barrier’ in what he apparently things is a compromise.
With Pat Roberts retiring, Kansas Republicans are reportedly looking at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to succeed him.
As the shutdown continues, there’s little sign of progress on either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
As the shutdown drags on, Mitch McConnell finds himself facing pressure from the White House and from members of his own caucus.
In a late first-day session, Congress passed a series of bills designed to reopen most of the government, but they’re already ‘dead on arrival’ in the Senate.
Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of The House again after eight years out of power, but there’s little time for her to celebrate.
With Democrats set to take control of Congress today, a resolution to the shutdown doesn’t appear to be any closer.
Before even taking office, Mitt Romney is taking on the President. It’s a good sign, but we’ll see what it leads to.
The President is blaming Democrats for the fact that so many of his Ambassadors have not been confirmed. The truth, of course, is quite the opposite.
Democrats have unveiled what appears as if it will be their first effort to end the shutdown, but there are already signs Republicans will reject it.
President Trump is now threatening to close the border if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall.
Congress will not be returning to Washington until some time next week. Thus guaranteeing that this shutdown will last at least through January 3rd.
Christmas is behind us, but don’t expect any progress when it comes to the government shutdown, which is in its fifth day.
There was no progress on resolving the government shutdown today, and little hope that anything will happen before late next week.
The government entered its third shutdown of the year with little sign of an immediate resolution.
With just hours to go, a partial government shutdown is becoming more and more likely.
Hours before the House was set to vote on a temporary funding bill for the government, President Trump has apparently changed his mind.
Tennessee will have an open Senate seat in 2020 thanks to Lamar Alexander’s decision to retire at the end of his current term.
The Senate passed a bill that keeps the government funded through the beginning of February, but fails to provide any funding for the President’s border wall.
The Senate overwhelmingly passed major reforms in Federal sentencing and related laws. As the name of the bill implies, it’s a first step, but a good first step.
With three days to go before a government shutdown, there are at least some signs that the President may be backing away from his threats to shut down the government over funding for his border wall.
With the Friday night deadline fast approaching, nobody in Washington seems to know what’s going on.
Republicans scored a win in Court last week, but it seems likely to lead to a political loss in the long-term.