Trump Shutdown

• White House hints Trump will veto Congressional disapproval of emergency declaration

  Trump declared the emergency Friday in an effort to go around Congress to fund his border wall.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2019
  
• Many U.S. gov’t workers still waiting for back pay two weeks after shutdown ended

  The government has been short on details about how many people are still waiting to be paid.

  World

  Feb 6, 2019
  
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• ANALYSIS: State of the Union 2019 — it’s all about the wall

  Donald Trump will have access to a TV audience of 45 million Americans on Tuesday, writes Jackson Proskow, and he can use that time to make his case for a border wall.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2019
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• Analysis: It’s Pelosi 1-0 Trump after first round of government shutdown battle

  By the time Trump capitulated Friday, ending the shutdown, Pelosi had burnished her image as the shrewd, steely and unquestioned leader of the Democratic Party.

  Politics

  Jan 27, 2019
• How Donald Trump was pressured into ending the government shutdown — for now

  Over 35 days and a critical final 24 hours, Trump finally came to see what many allies had known for weeks about his strategy: His only option was to climb down, at least for now.

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2019
• ‘Shut Down the Wall, Open the Government’ day of action set for Jan. 29

  The action is to take place on the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump was initially set to deliver his State of the Union address.

  Politics

  Jan 23, 2019
• Donald Trump’s approval rating hits all-time low amid shutdown: poll

  The majority of respondents — 66 per cent — also said they think the country has "pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track."

  Politics

  Jan 23, 2019
• Trump lashes out at opponents as government shutdown hits 30th day

  On Sunday, Trump branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “radical” and said she was acting “irrationally.”

  Politics

  Jan 20, 2019
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• Democrats say Trump’s proposal to end government shutdown is a ‘non-starter’

  Democrats dismissed Trump’s proposal even before his formal remarks

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2019
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• Donald Trump cancels U.S. delegation to World Economic Forum amid shutdown

  The cancellation announcement comes just days after the White House announced the members of the delegation it intended to send to Davos, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

  Politics

  Jan 17, 2019