Donald Trump: ‘We’re Not Playing Games’ with Border Funding Demands
“This should have been done by all of the presidents preceding me,” Trump said. “We’re not playing games; we have to do it.”

“This should have been done by all of the presidents preceding me,” Trump said. “We’re not playing games; we have to do it.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized President Trump Thursday while “under the shadow of a government shutdown.”

President Trump is pressing Democratic leaders for $5.6 billion in border-fence funding for 2019, but Democrats face little public, media, or political pressure to end the shutdown or provide anything above $1.3 billion for some mix of fencing and various “border security” projects.

The lefist media are attacking Rep.Mo Brooks (R-AL) for backing President Donald Trump’s effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.

“We never did get through the complete briefing from the Secretary of Homeland which we were concerned about,” McCarthy said outside the White House, adding that he was “disappointed.”

“I am in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security,” Trump wrote on Twitter as the partial government shutdown continued into the eighth day.

As long as he holds firm on the policy priorities most important to his base — especially border security — Trump will have flexibility to negotiate on other issues.

As the partial government shutdown affecting about a quarter of the federal government nears the one-week mark, President Donald Trump is escalating his battle for the border wall with Democrats, pushing for more funding for the barrier.

Wednesday night on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel said it was “shameful” that Democratic lawmakers have never supported the men and woman who work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. McDaniel said, “The ICE

President Donald Trump claims he has awarded a contract to construct 115 miles of border wall in Texas as a partial government shutdown over the U.S.-Mexico border wall extends into Christmas Eve.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed to reporters that the president would remain at the White House, while First Lady Melania Trump would return from their Mar-a-Lago resort to spend Christmas together with the family.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated this week “may have been the most chaotic week of what’s undoubtedly the most chaotic presidency ever in the history of the United States.” Schumer said, “This may have

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that the decision over a government shutdown ultimately comes down to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). McCarthy said, “[T]he House did pass a

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) says the Republicans in the House and Senate, as well as President Trump, ought to tie $25 billion in border wall funding to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s infrastructure plan.

Congressional leaders said late Friday there will be no new House or Senate votes on Friday evening, meaning the federal government is heading into a partial shutdown at midnight for the third time in President Donald Trump’s presidency.

During a speech on the Senate floor on Friday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that President Trump’s border wall “does not have 60 votes here in the Senate, let alone 50 votes.” Schumer said, “As we said to President
David Clarke advised Donald Trump’s supporters to pressure their elected officials to fund construction of a border wall.

President Donald Trump said he was prepared for a “long shutdown” on Friday, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to support the House-passed bill to fund the government.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Thursday evening that Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis could have sent in his resignation letter because he did not want to build President Donald Trump’s border wall.

During a press conference on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared that President Trump’s “temper tantrum” could lead to a government shutdown, but “it will not get him his wall.” Schumer said, “Now, today’s events have made one

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told Breitbart News in exclusive interviews on Thursday that Democrats should be careful in a battle over wall funding because President Donald Trump “does not blink very often” in a fight.

Mark Warner, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s leading Democrat, told CNN that because William Barr seemingly solicited the nomination for Attorney General, President Trump should withdraw it.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) says President Trump will not win re-election in 2020 if his central campaign promise of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is not honored.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on Wednesday that he plans to introduce a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through February.

The big beautiful border wall promised during the 2016 campaign is being built as a see-through barrier of steel slats, President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night.

Alternative ways for President Trump’s administration to scrounge together money to construct more of their bollard-style fencing at the United States-Mexico border may amount to less than $600 million.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that the White House would need Congressional approval to get wall funding from another part of the government, and they will not get that approval.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said during a press conference on Tuesday that he believes the government will not shut down, suggesting that the White House has been “extremely flexible” on how to resolve the December 21 government funding deadline.

Angel Moms whose children have been murdered by illegal aliens living in the United States called out incoming House Speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), asking them if they would support a border wall if it meant their loved ones would be saved from illegal alien crime.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pledged Democrats would fight “tooth and nail” against U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Schumer said, “It’s an awful, awful ruling.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared President Donald Trump was not going to get the U.S.-Mexico border wall “in any form.” Schumer said, “President Trump should understand there are not the votes for

GOP politicians are working with Irish politicians and advocacy groups to pass a bill that would transfer thousands of white collar jobs from U.S. graduates to Irish graduates.

Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in order to avoid a government shutdown Democrats had to decide “if they love our country more than they hate this president.” Sanders said, “We will

President Donald Trump says Democrats are blocking wall construction out of personal spite.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) said on Thursday that America might face a partial government shutdown, noting that Congress has yet to strike a deal on funding a border wall along America’s southern border.

Horror novelist Stephen King lambasted President Donald Trump in a profanity-laced tweet Wednesday, calling a proposed House spending bill that would provide $5 billion to begin building a border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border a “vanity project.”

TEL AVIV – In an extraordinary on-camera spat with Democratic leaders Tuesday, President Donald Trump invoked a wall built by Israel in a threat to shut down the federal government if he doesn’t get the $5 billion needed to build his proposed wall between the United States and Mexico.

Prominent pro-amnesty groups organized Wednesday afternoon protests on Capitol Hill to put more pressure on Democrats not to give President Donald Trump even “one dollar” for his border wall.

President Donald Trump reportedly told House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday that he would push Republican senators in the next Congress to back compromise pieces of legislation that can get through the House.

During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that President Trump has signaled his willingness to hold part of the government “hostage” in the name of “a petty campaign pledge to fire