Talks to end three-day Denver teachers strike resume after progress reported
Negotiators for striking Denver teachers and the city school district returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday after a productive session the previous day, as the walkout affecting 92,000 students entered a third day.
Groups sue U.S. to stop deportation hearings by videoconference in New York
Rights groups have sued the Trump Administration for violating constitutional rights of immigrants by refusing them in-person deportation hearings in New York immigration court, and instead forcing them to make their case by videoconference from detent…
Trump leaves options open on deal to prevent government shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump left his options open on Wednesday over whether to sign a funding deal that would avert another partial government shutdown but leave him short of the money he wants to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
Trump says will look for ‘land mines’ in funding bill
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will look for “land mines” in a government funding bill, though he also said he does not want to close the government for the second time this winter.
House to vote on government funding bill late Thursday: lawmaker
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on bipartisan legislation to fund the government, including border security, on Thursday, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries said, adding that he expects most Democrats to back the bill.
Not clear whether Trump will sign government funding deal: White House
The White House said on Wednesday it was not clear whether President Donald Trump would sign a government funding deal to avoid a partial shutdown of federal agencies, even as a source familiar with the situation said he likely would.
Trump will likely sign government funding deal: source
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to sign a bipartisan government funding deal as it stands now, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, adding that Trump could still change his mind.
Trump weighing all options for full border wall funding: spokeswoman
U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing every possible option to find money to build his wall along the southern U.S. border, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told Fox News in an interview on Wednesday.
Trump evasive on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it
Congress on Wednesday was up against a tight deadline to pass a bipartisan accord to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown, but President Donald Trump could still torpedo the deal that denied him funds for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Trump to sign border security deal to avert government shutdown: CNN
Donald Trump plans to sign the border security deal reached by congressional negotiators in order to avoid another partial shutdown of the federal government, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing two sources who had spoken with the U.S. president.
