Donald Trump is threatening to burst out of his dead end on the government shutdown by wielding sweeping presidential power to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his border wall. Source: CNN
Trump again floats 'national emergency' idea to secure funds for wall
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could declare a national emergency imminently to secure money for his border wall. Source: CNN
Opinion: Trump's worst nightmare?
The new year brought a new game and new players to Washington: a fresh crop of Democrats who have made Congress younger, more ethnically and religiously diverse (“a huge win for Muslim feminism,” wrote Rafia Zakaria), more female, more gay, more dance-happy and — they insist — more inclined to get things done on behalf of women, working people, immigrants …
Schiff: Trump's emergency tactic a non-starter
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that President Donald Trump trying to use emergency powers to fund the border wall is a non-starter for negotiations to end the government shutdown. Source: CNN
Ocasio-Cortez blasts GOP 'hypocrisy'
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is defending her fellow new Democratic congresswoman, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, for using of profanity in referring to President Donald Trump. Source: CNN
Pay raises frozen for Pence, Cabinet members
The Office of Personnel Management directed federal agencies to hold off on issuing expected pay raises for a number of senior government officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and Cabinet members, in a memo Friday evening. Source: CNN
In a profanity-laced outburst, the President told lawmakers he won't back down on his $5.6B demand for a wall, sources say
President Donald Trump told congressional leaders during a meeting Friday to try to negotiate terms to re-open the government and that he preferred the word “strike” in describing the ongoing government shutdown, a person familiar with the meeting and a Democratic aide told CNN. Source: CNN
Ocasio-Cortez not alone on dance floor
After an old video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing surfaced, CNN’s Anderson Cooper takes a look back at other politicians who have busted a move on camera. Source: CNN
USCG spouse: Considered returning son's gifts
The spouse of a Coast Guard serviceman explains the financial hardships her family is facing during the partial government shutdown, which doesn’t fund the US Coast Guard. Source: CNN