U.S. air travel concerns surface as government shutdown drags on
U.S. airport security workers and air traffic controllers working without pay have been warning that security and safety could be compromised if the government shutdown continues, but the Trump administration said on Wednesday that staffing is adequate…
President Trump will not answer any more questions from Mueller: Giuliani
Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump have told special counsel Robert Mueller that he will not answer any more questions in the probe of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Reuters on Wednesday.
Trump says meeting with Democrats was ‘total waste of time’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his meeting with Democratic congressional leaders seeking to end the partial government shutdown was a “total waste of time.”
Trump walked out of shutdown meeting with Democratic lawmakers: Schumer
U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with Democratic lawmakers after they told him they would not fund his proposed wall along the U.S. southern border, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday.
Senate finance chair says no to giving Trump more tariff authority
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley said on Wednesday that Congress will not grant any expansion of President Donald Trump’s executive authority over tariff and other trade remedies.
House Democrats tussle with acting AG Whitaker over testimony date
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are locked in a dispute with Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over scheduling a date for him to testify to lawmakers amid concerns about his appointment by President Donald Trump.
Trump advisers would recommend he veto four spending bills over border security: statement
U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisers would recommend he use a veto if he is presented with four spending bills while there is no agreement on border security, the White House Office of Management and Budget said on Wednesday.
Trump claims right to declare border emergency, Democrats to test Republican resolve
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has a right to declare a national emergency to build a wall on the southern border if no deal with Congress can be reached on funding the project, but Democrats plan to test Republicans’ resolve on the i…
Trump says Republicans ‘totally unified’ after talks on border security
U.S. President Donald Trump said after talks with congressional Republicans on Wednesday that the party was unified in its demands for border security.
House Democrats may assess if shutdown delays IRS tax refunds
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering holding hearings on the impact of the partial government shutdown on the Internal Revenue Service, with a focus on its ability to get refunds to taxpayers on time, a top lawmaker said on We…
