Syria, Mattis, Afghanistan, shutdown: Trump ends year in chaos
Trump’s presidency has lurched from crisis to crisis since he took office less than two years ago, but Thursday was a landmark day of chaos that appeared to test the resolve of even senior Republican backers in Washington.
U.S. House passes funds for Trump wall; government shutdown looms
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday added $5 billion to a government spending bill to help President Donald Trump make good on a pledge to build a border wall, a move that made a partial federal government shutdown more likely …
U.S. government shutdown looms as House passes wall funds for Trump
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday added $5 billion to a government spending bill for President Donald Trump’s wall on the southern border with Mexico, a move that boosted the odds of a partial federal shutdown on Saturday.
U.S. government shutdown looms after Trump insists on wall funding
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that Congress include $5 billion to help build a wall on the southern border with Mexico as part of legislation to fund the U.S. government, a position that raises the threat of a partial federal shutdow…
Senate Democratic leader Schumer: House funding bill will not pass Senate
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday a government funding bill being considered by the House of Representatives that includes $5 billion sought by President Donald Trump for a border wall will not get the 60 votes needed to pass…
U.S. appeals court grants Trump request for halt to emoluments case
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday halted a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution, saying it would review crucial preliminary rulings that allowed the case to proceed.
Republican McCarthy believes House, Senate can resolve funding impasse
U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy, a member of the House of Representatives Republican leadership, said on Thursday he believes the House and Senate can resolve an impasse over funding the U.S. government, which would partially shut down on Saturday w…
House moves to debate of funding bill with border wall money
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday cleared the way for debate and possible passage of legislation to fund several federal agencies running out of funds and provide $5 billion for building President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Acting U.S. attorney general won’t recuse himself from Russia probe
Ignoring advice from Justice Department ethics lawyers, acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will not recuse himself from overseeing the probe into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 election, a source said on Thursday.
North Carolina NAACP sues to stop Republican-backed voter ID law
North Carolina’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against a voter identification law enacted a day earlier by the state’s lame-duck Republican-dominated legislature.
