Top U.S. Senate Republican: staffers to seek deal to end shutdown
The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that the White House and congressional leaders were designating staff to talk this weekend in an effort to reach a deal to reopen the government that they could then recommend to President Donald Tru…
Trump, Democrats dig in over ending government shutdown
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders gathered at the White House on Friday to try to end a 2-week-old partial U.S. government shutdown but all parties were entrenched over his demand for $5 billion to build a wall on the border with Mexico….
Dance-off: Attempt to shame Ocasio-Cortez with video backfires
An attempt to embarrass newly elected U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a nine-year-old video showing her dancing while in college backfired when it drew a wave of support for the liberal lawmaker on social media.
U.S. delays key agriculture reports due to government shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) delayed several major domestic and world crop reports because of the two-week-old partial government shutdown, the agency said on Friday.
Bipartisan bill unveiled in Senate to stop China tech threats
Two U.S. lawmakers who have been active in congressional efforts to address technology threats from China introduced a bill on Friday to create a White House office to fight state-sponsored technology theft and defend critical supply chains.
Trump, Democrats dig in ahead of meeting on government shutdown
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders were entrenched ahead of a meeting on Friday to try to end a partial U.S. government shutdown over his demand for $5 billion to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
Trump blames Democrats for stock market ‘disruption’
President Donald Trump, who has taken credit for stock market gains, on Friday blamed the December bear market on the Democrats’ winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the November elections.
Trump blames financial market ‘disruption’ on Democrats
President Donald Trump on Friday sought to cast blame for recent gyrations in financial markets on Democrats takeover of U.S. House of Representatives and aimed to soothe investors’ worries saying “things will settle down.”
Trump, top U.S. lawmakers to huddle on border wall, government shutdown
As a partial U.S. government shutdown hit the two-week mark, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders prepared to meet on Friday over ways to break an impasse pitting his demand for building a border wall against Democrats’ call for altern…
Trump, Congress leaders set to huddle on border wall, government shutdown
As a partial U.S. government shutdown hit the two-week mark, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders were scheduled on Friday to discuss ways to break an impasse pitting his demand for building a border wall against Democrats’ call for alterna…
