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Hoeven: Sen. John Hoeven released the following statement after voting for a continuing resolution to keep the government operating and make sure the military gets paid. The legislation provides a long-term, six-year reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program to ensure that states, including those running out of funding in January, can continue to provide children with health care.
With no signs of any deal to restore funding for the federal government, lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be back for a rare Sunday session, with no real signs of an agreement to end the first government shutdown since 2013, as both parties continued to point the finger of blame at each other. The main stumbling block continues to be immigration, and what to do about hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant Dreamers in the United States, who were protected under the Obama Administration's DACA program, which was ended by the Trump Administration in October.
Feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress are trying to dodge blame for a paralyzing standoff over immigration and showing few signs of progress on negotiations needed to end a government shutdown. The finger-pointing Saturday played out in rare weekend proceedings in both the House and Senate, where lawmakers were eager to show voters they were actively working for a solution - or at least actively making their case why the other party was at fault.
He wrote a book on the art of negotiation and was elected to office claiming he alone could end Washington gridlock, but President Donald Trump's latest attempt to broker a big, bipartisan deal has turned into a big mess. The failure to find consensus on immigration and spending is a blow to Trump's presidency on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration - and perhaps more painfully, a blow to his brand as a wheeler-and-dealer.
IRS) building in Washington. There's plenty that won't get done if thousands of federal employees are barred from working until dysfunctional Washington agrees on a plan to restore funding.
Hillary Clinton said Saturday women's marches around the United States and the world were "a testament to the power and resilience of women everywhere." The Democratic former U.S. first lady tweeted she wants to see "that same power in the voting booth this year."
President Donald Trump, accompanied by from left, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, speaks to reporters at Camp David, Jan. 6, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump's presidential campaign on Saturday issued a new video ad calling Democrats "complicit" in murders committed by illegal immigrants, during a government shutdown partly triggered by an impasse over immigration.
"Dear Senator John Cornyn," the email started, as so many have during the Republican's more-than-15-year tenure representing the state of Texas. It came from Twitter, and it notified Cornyn that he interacted with content published on the platform by Russia-linked Twitter accounts that attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election.
The closure of many government agencies was a striking display of Washington dysfunction, played out on the anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, and there was more finger-pointing than signs of bipartisan dealmaking. The closure of many government agencies was a striking display of Washington dysfunction, played out on the anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, and there was more finger-pointing than signs of bipartisan dealmaking.
Despite a government shutdown, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and... WASHINGTON - Sure, Republicans and Democrats are battling over spending and immigration. But they're also battling over blame.
With no apparent indications of a breakthrough in the Senate to avoid a government shutdown, the Capitol is illuminated in Washington, Friday evening, Jan. 19, 2018. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by fellow Democrats, from left, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.
Rep. Dave Joyce, a Republican from Ohio, declared Saturday that the House Intelligence Committee "plans to begin" the release of the memo that allegedly contains revelations about U.S. government surveillance abuses. His tweet is promising for dozens of conservatives who have rallied in recent days for the four-page memo to be made available to the general public.
A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Luis Gutierrez has long been an outspoken critic of the president's immigration stance, specifically the proposed border wall. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., said he will support President Trump's push for the construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border if Republicans will agree to protect so-called "Dreamers."
Congress blasted through the first day of a government shutdown Saturday with little substantive progress on ending the blockade, and no end in sight. Democrats blocked efforts to try to end the shutdown in the Senate, while the House ground to a halt time and again as Democrats complained Republicans were being too mean by quoting Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of ending their standoff over immigration and spending Saturday as Americans awoke to the first day of a government shutdown and Congress staged a weekend session to show voters it was trying to resolve the stalemate. The closure of many government agencies was a striking display of Washington dysfunction, played out on the anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, and there was more finger-pointing than signs of bipartisan dealmaking.
A year after more than 1 million people rallied at women's marches around the wo... . In this Jan. 17, 2018, photo, Jeri Burton makes a sign in preparation for a rally in Las Vegas.
US president Donald Trump tweeted that it was a "perfect day" for women to march to celebrate the "economic success and wealth creation" of his first year in office - while women across America rallied against him and his policies. Mr Trump wrote: "Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months.
If you want to known why people hate politics, listen to the rhetoric surrounding the present shutdown of the federal government. This time around, Democrats play the role of the minority insisting on a policy change before they'll agree to end a filibuster and fund most government functions.
The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the ... . Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., walks to the chamber after a closed meeting with fellow democrats on Capitol Hill, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington.
President Donald Trump tweeted that it was a "perfect day" for women to march to celebrate the "economic success and wealth creation" that's happened during his first year in office - while women across the nation rallied against him and his policies. "Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months," the Republican wrote Saturday afternoon.