On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that he will put a bill on the floor to end the government shutdown on January 3. Hoyer said, “I’m going to be the majority leader
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” incoming House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that Democrats “are not going to allow the American people to be held hostage to a $5 billion, or somewhere south of that, ransom note
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) predicted that there will be no movement on the government shutdown until the new Congress is sworn in, and then he expects that
“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.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” former Bush speechwriter and Atlantic writer David Frum said the current government shutdown would end with President Donald Trump backing down over his demand for funding to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Frum said, “One of Donald
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) predicted that the government shutdown will last until mid-January and a figure around $1.6 billion for border security will be settled on. Flake said that the shutdown is “a
Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” network host Al Sharpton implied President Donald Trump was not intelligent. During a discussion on the government shutdown over border wall funding, Sharpton said, “You have to be careful on how he defines win. In the decades
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House minority leader and, most likely, soon-to-be House speaker (D-CA), is enduring the partial federal government shutdown at a Hawaiian resort.
Friday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told reporters the Trump administration could have “absolutely” handled the current government shutdown better. Rubio said, “Could the White House have handled this better? Absolutely. I wish they had. I’m not sure it would have
Friday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said on “Fox & Friends” that if President Donald Trump does not get his border wall funding, he should keep the government shutdown going “until hell freezes over.” “[B]ecause we keep seeing people losing their lives without [a wall], you do it to hell
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke about the government shutdown Friday with CBS’s “This Morning,” calling on Democrats to “sit down and negotiate something they actually support.” Sanders accused House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of only looking out for her
Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” American Urban Radio Network’s White House correspondent April Ryan accused President Donald Trump of “pulling down the economy.” Ryan charged Trump was to blame given the current government shutdown. Ryan said, “The average shutdown typically lasts
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Ryan Costello (R-PA) stated that he doesn’t envision a situation “where Democrats are willing to give any more additional border security money beyond 1.3 billion.” Costello said, “I think it will be weeks,
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) said the “vast majority” of House Republicans understand there might be a compromise on the amount of border wall funding, and “a number of Republican members”
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) stated that “at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long-term shutdown.” Meadows said, “Well, obviously, over the last 24, 48
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
Thursday on MSNBC, former Republican adviser Rick Tyler said Democrats have no reason to concede to President Donald Trump on the government shu
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) stated that a deal to end the government shutdown isn’t likely until the new Congress comes into session on January 3rd. Cardin said, “The commitment made by Leader McConnell (R-KY) is
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said he believes the government shutdown will last at least a couple more weeks. Biggs said, “Well, since the president’s holding firm, and the Democrats have
Wednesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said President Donald Trump was “very firm in his resolve” for wall funding on the U.S.-Mexico border before he will end the government shutdown. Meadows said, “I can tell
President Donald Trump’s fight with Senate Democrats over border wall funding partially shut down the government and left many Americans wondering what happens during a partial government shutdown.
The government office overseeing the nation’s food stamp program will slim down 95 percent of its operations by the fifth day of the government shutdown, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documents outlining shutdown contingency plans.
During Wednesday’s “New Day” on CNN, journalist Bob Woodward commented on the ongoing partial government shutdown along with Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis’ departure, calling what is going on right now in the White House a “governing crisis.” “It’s
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) stated that negotiations to end the government shutdown are stuck in place. Because House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) bid to be speaker is in jeopardy and “her
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.
“I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp stated that the White House’s goal is to “get somewhere between 1.6 and 5 billion” in border wall funding and it
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former interim Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile described President Donald Trump unraveling.” During a panel discussion about the recent stock market losses, government shutdown and resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis, Brazile said, “Let me say this,
Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, spoke with Breitbart News about the situation surrounding the border wall funding during Turning Point USA’s 2018 Student Action Summit.
The Clinton Presidential Center announced Saturday that most operations at the center will remain closed throughout the duration of the partial government shutdown.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said President Donald Trump had “no path” to get $5 billion in funding wanted to begin wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border. Coons said, “There is frankly no path toward his getting $5
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Office of Management and Budget director and incoming Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the partial government shutdown would likely extend into the new year. Mulvaney said, “It’s very possible
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said under President Donald Trump said “almost every important area” in the United States was “confronting crisis” of some sort. Panetta said, “I’ve been in
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said President Donald Trump causing a government shutdown over funding for a wall on the U.S. Mexico border is “juvenile.” Corker said, “This is a purposely contrived fight over,
While speaking on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that the Senate will reconvene for its next scheduled session on Thursday, December 27th. McConnell said, “So, Mr. President, here’s where we are. The Senate
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that President Trump “doesn’t have the votes” for a border wall and that isn’t going to change. Hoyer said, “[I]t ought to be
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senate Appropriations Committee member James Lankford (R-OK) stated that the government shutdown “should be short-lived.” Lankford said, “I think it should be short-lived. I don’t think we’re that far
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
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that he isn’t going to support funding for a border wall and argued that a wall “just fans Trump’s illusions,” and is a bad idea. Sanders said, “I think that
Friday on Huntsville, AL radio WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) said President Donald Trump could have gotten funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in March instead of “playing political football with people’s lives,” referring to
