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House Democrats Move to 'Terminate' National Emergency

Resolution to block Trump's declaration coming Friday: AP

(Newser) - House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration President Trump has issued to help finance his border wall, reports the AP . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas circulated separate letters Wednesday to lawmakers seeking co-sponsors to his one-sentence resolution saying...

As Congress Passes Border Deal, Focus Turns to Trump

President has said he'll sign it, but declare emergency for border wall funds

(Newser) - Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited—this time over President Trump's plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican...

In a Few Seconds of Applause, Pelosi Dished 'Acres of Shade'

The tweets came fast and furious

(Newser) - It was the applause heard round the world, except it was the sight, not the volume, of Nancy Pelosi clapping during President Trump's State of the Union address that has captivated the internet. As the president spoke out against "the politics of revenge," the House speaker rose...

Here's New Proposed Date for Trump's State of the Union

Pelosi invites him to give address Feb. 5, he accepts

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has issued a new invitation to President Donald Trump to give his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5, the AP reports. Pelosi said in her formal letter that she and Trump spoke Monday and agreed on the new date. She wrote: "In our...

Pelosi: SOTU Still Won't Be Happening

The House speaker says it's still a work in progress

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi says the State of the Union address still isn't happening Tuesday, regardless of the government shutdown being on hold. "It's not happening on 1/29," a spokesman for Pelosi tells USA Today . A deal was reached Friday for the federal government to be reopened for...

Trump: I'm Open to 'Reasonable' Deal

Pelosi rejects wall 'down payment' proposal

(Newser) - Amid the longest government shutdown in US history, President Trump sounds ready to practice the art of the deal—or to let Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer do it for him. After two rival plans to reopen the government failed in the Senate on Thursday, the president said he would...

Trump Agrees to Delay SOTU Until Shutdown Ends
Trump Blinks First
in SOTU Standoff
Jan 24, 2019 6:58 AM CST

Trump Blinks First in SOTU Standoff

He says he'll postpone speech until shutdown ends

(Newser) - Unless lawmakers strike a deal to reopen the government by next Tuesday, President Trump's second State of the Union address will be the first in history to be delayed by a shutdown. The president was the first to blink in his SOTU standoff with Nancy Pelosi Wednesday, the BBC...

Pelosi Tells Trump SOTU Is Officially Postponed

'I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is officially postponing President Trump's State of the Union address until the government is fully reopened. The California Democrat told Trump in a letter Wednesday the Democratic-controlled House won't pass the required measure for him to give the nationally televised speech from the House floor. Pelosi...

Trump Doesn't Back Down, Sends Pelosi a Letter

President says State of the Union will go ahead as planned on Jan. 29

(Newser) - One week ago Nancy Pelosi sent President Trump a letter . On Wednesday, he responded in kind. In a letter sent to the House speaker, the president said he intends to give his State of the Union address next Tuesday in the House chamber as per her original invitation, which he...

Here's the Latest on State of the Union Drama

White House is reportedly moving forward with plans for the address in the Capitol on Jan. 29

(Newser) - President Trump still plans to make his State of the Union address as scheduled next week despite the letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recommending he delay it or submit it in writing due to the government shutdown, sources tell the AP , NBC News , and Fox News . "She invited,...

Pelosi Responds to Cancellation of Trip

She accuses White House of killing a potential commercial flight, too, which White House denies

(Newser) - In his Thursday letter announcing he'd cancelled a military flight meant to carry Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers to Brussels and Afghanistan, President Trump noted that the House Speaker was still free to fly commercial . But on Friday, Pelosi shot back that the White House made that impossible, too....

Pelosi Flight Cancellation Called &#39;Unbelievably Petty&#39;
Trump Canceled Flight
as Pelosi Was Due to Depart
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 18, 2019 5:50 AM CST

Trump Canceled Flight as Pelosi Was Due to Depart

Melania Trump used military aircraft hours later

(Newser) - President Trump's extraordinary cancellation of Nancy Pelosi's trip overseas with a congressional delegation happened in dramatic fashion, sources say. Insiders tell Fox that Trump denied use of the military aircraft minutes before the delegation was set to depart the Capitol for Brussels and Afghanistan to meet with NATO...

Was Pelosi's State of the Union Move a Foolish One?

Pundits weigh in

(Newser) - In a letter to President Trump on Wednesday, Nancy Pelosi suggested that the State of the Union address, scheduled for Jan. 29, be postponed until after the shutdown ends or delivered in writing. Some reactions to the House speaker's move, which she indicated was tied to security concerns :
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Pelosi Sends Trump a Letter With a Big Ask

She wants him to delay his State of the Union address

(Newser) - On Jan. 3 she formally invited him to deliver the State of the Union address on Jan. 29; just shy of two weeks later, Nancy Pelosi wants it rescheduled until after the shutdown ends—or just delivered in writing. In a letter sent to President Trump, Pelosi cited security concerns,...

What the Shutdown Means Now
The Shutdown: What Not to Eat
the rundown
Jan 12, 2019 10:39 AM CST

The Shutdown: What Not to Eat

And other ways the partial closure is affecting Americans

(Newser) - Welcome to day 22: Starting Saturday, the partial government shutdown became the longest such closure in American history. About 800,000 federal workers received blank pay statements Friday as politicians in both parties continued to maneuver and consider their options, the AP reports. President Trump pressed Congress to find a...

Trump Abruptly Ends Meeting With Pelosi, Schumer

Calls it a 'total waste of time'

(Newser) - President Trump reportedly walked out of a meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer Wednesday after Pelosi said she would not agree to fund his desired border wall, top Democrats tell the AP . Schumer says Trump asked the question, and when Pelosi said no, the POTUS responded, "Then we...

Fact-Checkers Pounce on Trump Address
Fact-Checkers Pounce
on Trump Address
the rundown
Jan 9, 2019 3:33 AM CST

Fact-Checkers Pounce on Trump Address

Post calls address 'misleading and bleak'

(Newser) - President Trump delivered an address on the "crisis" at the US-Mexico border Tuesday night—and fact-checkers started work as soon as he got to the word "crisis." The Washington Post, which calls Trump's description of the situation "misleading and bleak," reports that while the...

Sunday Brings Another Round of Shutdown Talks

Saturday's session wasn't very effective

(Newser) - White House officials and congressional aides are returning to discussions Sunday to find a way to reopen the government after emerging from the first round of weekend talks without a breakthrough. President Trump tweeted Saturday: "Not much headway made today." The president later tweeted that he planned to...

Ocasio-Cortez Jumps Into the Fray Over Vulgar Word

Rep. Rashida Tlaib got it started on Friday

(Newser) - Washington is fighting about everything—why not dirty words? On Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed "Republican hypocrisy" amid outcry over a vulgarity uttered by her fellow congresswoman Thursday night, the Washington Post reports. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's remark that "we're gonna impeach the motherf---er" (guess who that'...

This Shutdown Could Set a Record
This Shutdown
Could Set
a Record
Jan 4, 2019 6:41 AM CST

This Shutdown Could Set a Record

House bills dead in the water ahead of White House meeting, with no end in sight

(Newser) - The government shutdown entered day 14 Friday, moving it closer to record-setting territory. Given that no solution is in sight, the impasse has a shot of breaking the record of 21 days set in 1995, reports Axios , which notes it's currently the 4th-longest shutdown we've experienced. Not that...

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