During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) discussed the government funding deal struck by Congress, and said, “we rejected the toxic and hate-filled immigration policies of President Trump.”
Speaking before reporters at the White House Rose Garden Friday, President Donald Trump said he does not need to declare a national emergency to obtain funding to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly gave President Donald Trump false information about legislation to prevent a second partial government shutdown, claiming the bill possesses no “hidden provisions” or “landmines.”
The White House scheduled a press event in the Rose Garden where Trump is expected to deliver remarks on the national security and humanitarian crisis at the Southern border.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Kasie Hunt said Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Donald Trump’s intention to declared a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hunt said, “Don’t forget this is DHS, it’s also
Hollywood heavyweight erupted in fear and angst on Thursday after it was indicated by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Thursday at her weekly press briefing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Donald Trump would be “doing an end run around Congress” if he declared a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Pelosi said, “It’s important
“President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action – including a national emergency – to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.
Thursday on his nationally syndicated radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh commented on the compromise bill currently going through Congress to avoid another government shutdown. Limbaugh said, “And this is a so striking—I’m telling you there’s no way that going through
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday that President Donald Trump will sign legislation to prevent a second partial government shutdown and declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Thursday in the U.S. Senate, after an opening prayer by guest chaplain Reverend Eddie Edmonds, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) prayed that President Donald Trump will have the “wisdom” to sign Congress’s compromise bill on funding for border
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that he views the deal struck by the immigration conference committee “as a down payment,” but is still waiting to see the language
Wednesday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) said if President Donald Trump attempts to use disaster relief funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border there will be “a heavy price.” Garamendi said, “Right now there’s $37
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) expressed opposition to the immigration deal reached by the conference committee and said he expects the president to sign it and then take
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” former Justice Department spokesman and network justice and security analyst Matt Miller predicted Fox News host Sean Hannity would “fold like a cheap suit,” and no longer criticize the compromise government funding deal he referred to as “garbage.” NBC News’
During a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged President Trump to sign the agreement reached by the immigration conference committee. Schumer said, “I urge President Trump to sign this agreement. We must
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that he hopes President Trump signs the immigration agreement reached by the conference committee. McConnell said, “First of all, I hope he signs the bill. And second,
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), one of the key negotiators of a funding deal that would prevent a shutdown on Friday, offered his response to President Donald Trump’s reaction to the deal. Reacting to the deal
On Monday’s “CNN Tonight,” Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) stated that he “would put some money” on the agreement reached by the immigration conference committee and President Trump will accept a deal that doesn’t have all the money he wants for
A Republican-Democrat border security deal that is expected to be offered to President Trump funds about $1.3 billion for a United States-Mexico border wall and includes no increase in detention space to control increasing illegal immigration at the border.
Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper said President Donald Trump was “lying” to advance his call for a border wall. In the show opening, Tapper said, “President Trump heading to the border as he repeats the lie that
Monday on FM NewsTalk 97.1’s “The Marc Cox Show,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) argued there were “other better ways to do this” other than President Donald Trump invoking his emergency powers to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Partial
Two Texas statehouse members will soon introduce legislation funding President Donald Trump’s planned border wall along the U.S. border with Mexico — specifically the Texas border — Breitbart News has learned.
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney declared President Donald Trump was “going to build the wall” on the U.S.-Mexico border. Mulvaney said, “The president is going to build the wall. You saw
Sunday on Showtime’s, “The Circus” former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said President Donald Trump should not declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border because she argued there was “no national emergency at our border.”
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said he expected President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency” to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border if Congress does not reach a deal
On this weekend’s broadcast of on “Fox News Sunday,” Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) said congressional talks on border security were “stalled,” which could lead to another government shutdown. One of the Republicans negotiators, Shelby said, “I think
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said one could not rule out a shutdown this week. Mulvaney said, “Let’s talk first about how close we are to the deal. I honestly don’t know because
Wednesday on CBS’s “This Morning,” Vice President Mike Pence defended President Donald Trump’s decision to partially shut down the government over funding for his planned border wall at the southern barrier. Pence said Trump “is absolutely determined to keep his
During an event at Georgetown University on Monday, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the “only way” another government shutdown can be avoided is if Republicans in the Senate join Democrats to say, “we’re just not going to
