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National

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Trump stalks out of shutdown session with Dems — ‘Bye-bye’

Efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over the president's demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

7 years ago

President Trump delivers his first prime-time address from the Oval Office Tuesday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Seven takeaways from President Trump’s Oval Office address

There were a lot of questions going into the address, but there were at least as many afterward, especially, and most importantly, what now?

7 years ago

In this Jan. 3, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the 116th Congress begins. Senate Republicans’ first bill of the new Congress aims to insert the legislative branch into President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy — but also tries to drive a wedge between centrist and liberal Democrats over attitudes toward Israel. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Dems block Senate bill on Israel boycotts, citing shutdown

Israel sees a growing threat from the BDS movement, which has led to increased boycotts of the Jewish state in support of the Palestinians.

7 years ago

In this file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking on the South Lawn of the White House as he walks to Marine One, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Trump’s prime-time immigration address, Democratic response

The address comes two days before Trump is scheduled to travel to the southern border to bolster his case for the border wall.

7 years ago

 House Homeland Security Committee member Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, for a joint hearing of the Senate-House Homeland Security subcommittees on the Secret Service. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

Congressman Scott Perry sees no clear end to shutdown

Midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry said however the shutdown ends, funding a border wall will likely continue to be a topic of debate.

7 years ago

Floodlights from the U.S, illuminate the border wall, topped with razor wire, as a people pass Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at the beach in Tijuana, Mexico. With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation Tuesday night that a
Politics & Policy

Trump, Democrats taking border wall fight to prime-time TV

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have flatly refused to pay for the wall.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Trump plans border visit as shutdown lurches into 3rd week

As the shutdown lurched into a third week, many Republicans watched nervously from the sidelines as hundreds of thousands of federal workers went without pay.

7 years ago

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 30, 2018.
NPR
Courts & Law

Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments for first time after cancer surgery

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not taking part in today's oral arguments before the court.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican, represents New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As only N.J. Republican in Congress, Chris Smith ready to help Dems on regional issues

Smith said he’s prepared to help Democrats in the region when it comes to vital Northeast transportation projects.

7 years ago

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President Donald Trump tells reporters on the South Lawn of the White House that the U.S. will not withdraw its troops from Syria until the Islamic State has been defeated. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump, Bolton say U.S. withdrawal from Syria is conditional on defeat of ISIS

Bolton is expected to tell Israel's prime minister that troops will remain at a base in Syria to counter Iranian activity, according to a senior U.S. administration official.

7 years ago

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, addresses an overflow crowd outside an organizing event at McCoy's Bar Patio and Grill in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Warren’s trip to Iowa tests themes for a likely 2020 run

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has made her Iowa debut with all the look of a presidential candidate, bringing her brand of liberalism to the nation's premier caucus state.

7 years ago

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, (left), Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Vice President Mike Pence, talk as they walk down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Weekend shutdown talks led by Pence to go into a second day

Trump confirmed to reporters that he privately told Democrats, in the Friday meeting with congressional leaders, that the shutdown could drag on for "months or even years."

7 years ago

Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., speaks during a news conference to unveil House Democrats' anti-corruption bill, known as H.R. 1, the For the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

House Dems introduce anti-corruption 'For the People Act'

The "For The People Act" is a 571-page compendium of existing problems and proposed solutions in four political hot zones: voting, political money, redistricting and ethics.

7 years ago

Nora Brooks a furloughed customer service representative for the Internal Revenue Service poses for a photograph at her home in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Unpaid bills, leftovers, downtime: Workers cope in shutdown

As the government's partial shutdown pushed toward a third week, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are feeling the financial pinch.

7 years ago

Donald Trump accepts the 2016 GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Some party activists want to prevent a primary challenge to Trump in 2020. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

RNC members want to block a primary challenge to Trump

Some members of the RNC are backing an effort to block potential primary challengers to Trump, even though insiders insist it's too late to change the rules for 2020.

7 years ago

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