Here’s What President Trump Wants to End the Government Shutdown
President is demanding a steep increase from the $1.3 billion approved by the Senate in the 115th Congress for border security including fence improvements. Keep Reading
Trump to Travel to Southern Border, Will Deliver National Primetime Address Tuesday
The trip comes amid deliberations to end a partial government shutdown that has left more than 800,000 federal employees without pay. Keep Reading
Trump Pitches for Wall Funding with Border Patrol Union; House Passes Bills to Reopen Government
National Border Patrol Council president Brandon Judd tells reporters it's "not true" that "federal employees do not agree with the shutdown." Keep Reading
Bureau of Prisons Employees Lead Lawsuit Over All Essential Workers Being Denied Shutdown Pay
“Our members put their lives on the line to keep our country safe; requiring them to work without pay is nothing short of inhumane,” says AFGE president. Keep Reading
Federal Employees, Contractors Tweet Worries with #ShutdownStories
The Senate is scheduled to reconvene Thursday afternoon, but leaders have vowed no votes until President Trump and Democrats have reached a deal to reopen the government. Keep Reading
Here’s How the Government Shutdown Affects the Department of Homeland Security
No sign of a negotiated solution that can get approval of 60 senators, the House of Representatives and president. Keep Reading
America’s Leader in Global Anti-ISIS Coalition Resigns
Brett McGurk was reportedly caught by surprise by President Trump’s abrupt decision Wednesday to remove 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria. Keep Reading
Christmas Shutdown: Deadline Passes Without Senate Agreement on Border Funding
"Employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities," Mulvaney says. Keep Reading
Shutdown Looms as House Injects Trump’s Border Wall Request Back into Stopgap Bill
"The bottom line is simple: the Trump temper tantrum will shut down the government, but it will not get him his wall," vows Schumer. Keep Reading
WATCH: Trump Tells Pelosi, Schumer He Will Shut Down Government Over Border Wall
The government is funded until Dec. 21, with all appropriations bills settled except for homeland security. The impasse is over border wall funding. Keep Reading
