President Trump sent mixed messages Tuesday about a new bipartisan spending deal that would avert an imminent government shutdown, signaling he’s willing to sign the measure while at the same time saying he’s not “thrilled” about it. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump said
www.nydailynews.comThank you for the heartbreaking, compelling Feb. 11 front-page article about the struggles of Vicki Ibarra, “Devastated by one shutdown and dreading the next.” It put a human face on the real effect
Washington PostPresident Trump appeared by mid-week to be edging closer to accepting a scaled-down bill, at least momentarily, in the bitter war with Congress over his long-promised wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Mr. Trump had demanded $5.7 billion for a 234-mile steel wall along part of the 1,954 mile border, but
The Washington TimesPresident Donald Trump probably won't be satisfied with any deal Capitol Hill negotiators come up with he admitted Thursday, even in the long-shot event lawmakers agree on a solution to defuse the immigration standoff that shut down the government.
CNNPresident Trump says he will sign a border funding compromise to avert a shutdown, but will also declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall. Also, Amazon cancels plans for New York.
NPR.orgWASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans in Congress never really wanted to build the wall. It wasn't a priority like tax cuts, which are a raison d'être of Republican domestic policy. And it wasn't their own campaign pledge to voters, like the vow to repeal and replace Obamacare that became hard to
The Washington TimesDonald Trump says that he is not "thrilled" with the government funding deal negotiated in Congress, but that he does not think there will be another shutdown this week.
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