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Watch: Pelosi Seeks a Return to Regular Order, Like Many Before Her [jwp-video n=”1″] The rules package includes three titles, and the House will vote Thursday only on the first
“We are in a shutdown because Democrats refuse to fund border security,” Trump said even though Democratic leaders have floated over $1 billion in such dollars for the rest of the fiscal year.
2018 in 5 Minutes: The Best of Congressional Hits and Misses [jwp-video n=”1″] Lawmakers involved in the talks and analysts already since the Trump-Pelosi immigration brawl could keep the
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 27, 2018 var rcrdTwitter = 1; The next morning, the president was back on Twitter threatening Democrats — less than a week away from being forced to negotiate
But since the military pay schedule is different — the pre-shutdown pay period was Dec. 1-15 — Coast Guard members initially wouldn’t have gotten paid for work they did through Dec. 21.
Those workers, plus those who are currently either furloughed or working without pay, would receive pay raises of 1.9 percent starting Jan. 1 under the Senate’s fiscal 2019 Financial Services spending
[jwp-video n=”1″] Niels Lesniewski contributed to this report.
At the White House, the door that leads to both White House press offices remained locked at 1:30 p.m.; the press office called a travel-photo lid just before 1 p.m., sending the day’s press pool home
[jwp-video n=”1″] State Rep. Katie Arrington ousted Sanford in a primary battle earlier this year where support for Trump was a decisive fault line.
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018 var rcrdTwitter = 1; The only problem our economy has is the Fed.
The first time any agency was shut down as a result was during the 18-hour shutdown of the FTC on May 1, 1980.
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; ….going to be there for three months, and that was seven years ago – we never left.
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; This is about the Republicans’ far-right flank and Democrats’ far-left faction.
1. Armed Services members from both parties will keep condemning the withdrawals but probably won’t do much of substance.
Dean DeChiaro, Ellyn Ferguson, Jim Saksa and Andrew Siddons contributed to this report.Watch: What Really Happens During a Government Shutdown, Explained [jwp-video n=”1″]
He may not be alone. https://t.co/6qnVFT5XtE — Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) December 21, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; 1:43 p.m.: “Get out of here, Chuck, go, go!”
IAD-HNL- IAD pic.twitter.com/Z4pDiM2Z3Z — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) December 21, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; At 7:08 a.m.
Check out these #s from NBC/WSJ. (1/2) — amy walter (@amyewalter) December 20, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; And Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, opined
line on the problems at the border On his way there he told reporters he agreed with Trump that there’s a “good chance” for a shutdown — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) December 21, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1;