The Latest: Trump administration prepares for 2nd shutdown

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the ... . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after announcing an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spe... .

Marc A. Thiessen: Trump throws away his momentum for peanuts

Last week, President Trump delivered a State of the Union address that won the approval of 75 percent of viewers, including 43 percent of Democrats. Normally, presidents try to ride the wave from a successful State of the Union as long as they can.

Exclusive: Trump’s draft plan to punish legal immigrants for…

"He Was F - ing Pissed": With Rob Porter Gone, the Heat on John Kelly Is Increasing - Trump is not happy with the chaos; Jared and Ivanka are trying to right the ship; and even Hope Hicks, one of the president's closest confidants, is in trouble. - A day after White House Staff Secretary Email to FBI: Porter's friend 'actively working to quell' background check issues - White House aide's ex-wife details alleged abuse - Washington The current husband of one of Rob Porter's ex-wives emailed the FBI last January expressing concern that a close friend The 'family values' crowd is mute on Rob Porter Appearing on CNN's "New Day," Sen. Jon Tester was blunt about the Rob Porter issue.

White House advises government agencies to prepare for shutdown as…

"He Was F - ing Pissed": With Rob Porter Gone, the Heat on John Kelly Is Increasing - Trump is not happy with the chaos; Jared and Ivanka are trying to right the ship; and even Hope Hicks, one of the president's closest confidants, is in trouble. - A day after White House Staff Secretary Email to FBI: Porter's friend 'actively working to quell' background check issues - White House aide's ex-wife details alleged abuse - Washington The current husband of one of Rob Porter's ex-wives emailed the FBI last January expressing concern that a close friend The 'family values' crowd is mute on Rob Porter Appearing on CNN's "New Day," Sen. Jon Tester was blunt about the Rob Porter issue.

Department of Justice Files Denaturalization Complaint Against…

"He Was F - ing Pissed": With Rob Porter Gone, the Heat on John Kelly Is Increasing - Trump is not happy with the chaos; Jared and Ivanka are trying to right the ship; and even Hope Hicks, one of the president's closest confidants, is in trouble. - A day after White House Staff Secretary Email to FBI: Porter's friend 'actively working to quell' background check issues - White House aide's ex-wife details alleged abuse - Washington The current husband of one of Rob Porter's ex-wives emailed the FBI last January expressing concern that a close friend The 'family values' crowd is mute on Rob Porter Appearing on CNN's "New Day," Sen. Jon Tester was blunt about the Rob Porter issue.

Midnight shutdown creeps closer as Congress debates budget

With a midnight government shutdown creeping closer, both Republicans and Democrats grappled with internal party divisions in advance of hoped-for showdown votes Thursday night on a massive budget deal. Frustrations mounted as GOP Sen. Rand Paul held up voting on the broad measure in hopes of obtaining a recorded vote on reversing its spending increases.

Budget plan’s $1 trillion deficit sours some Republicans

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, leaves the podium as he turns toward Rep. Mac Thornberry, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, left, after a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led Congress on Thursday was rounding up support for a bipartisan budget bill that would put the government on track for annual deficits topping $1 trillion, a gap last seen toward the end of Obama's first term.

Government Heads For Shutdown, Thanks To Rand Paul

Even with Nancy Pelosi's epic 8-hour Speech on Stilettos yesterday, it seemed as though we would get a vote out of the way in the Senate and the House would be a close, but done deal. Except now Rand Paul is on the Senate floor yammering about liberty and blocking the Senate vote.

Looking back at the longest filibusters in U.S. history

Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi, of California, garnered attention Wednesday with her rather impressive eight-hour filibuster on the House of Representatives floor. The 77-year-old Minority Leader of the House easily shattered the previous record of 5 hours and 15 minutes set by Missouri Rep. Champ Clark in 1909, according to The Hill.

Trump administration advises federal agencies to prepare for ‘limited’ government shutdown

House Speaker Paul Ryan vows that once Congress reaches a budget deal, lawmakers will take up the plight of immigrant "Dreamers" who face deportation after being brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Sen. Rand Paul speaks with reporters on his way to a vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate at the U.S. Capitol February 8, 2018 in Washington, DC.

At boot camp, Marine Corps working to integrate training in the #MeToo era

At one high school in Winnetka, Illinois seeing double is part of their daily routine.That's because the sophomore class at New Trier High School in ... -- Seung Yup Woo has a small go-bag with him at all times.

Kansas man facing deportation after coming to U.S. in 1987 gets temporary stay

An adjunct chemistry instructor living in Kansas who was arrested last week by immigration officials and faced imminent deportation to Bangladesh has been granted a temporary stay of removal but that doesn't mean he will be allowed to stay in the U.S., his attorney said Thursday. Syed Ahmed Jamal, 55, a native of Bangladesh who has lived in the U.S. for more than 30 years, was arrested Jan. 24 in the front yard of his home in Lawrence as he walked his children to school.

Lawmakers push for budget vote to avert government shutdown

Lawmakers pushed to enact a massive budget deal Thursday along with a stopgap temporary measure to prevent a government shutdown at midnight. GOP leaders tried to shore up support among conservatives for a plan that would shower the Pentagon with the billions they favor but also balloon the deficits they despise.