Sen. Elizabeth Warren, seen here in August 2018, gave her thoughts on the Trump administration’s recent moves. (REUTERS/Yuri Gripas, File) Just days after taking her first formal step toward a presidential run in 2020, Sen. Elizabeth Warren took aim at the Trump administration, accusing the president and his cabinet members of “wallowing” in “corruption.”
China’s economy and stock market are showing signs of softness amid an ongoing trade war with the U.S. On Wednesday, China’s Caixin Purchasing Managers’ Index – a private survey of activity among small- and medium-sized businesses – dropped 0.6 points to 49.4 in December, dropping below 50 for the first time since May 2017.
A reading below 50 indicates contraction. That follows disappointing results from the country’s Bureau of Statistics earlier this week, which also found that manufacturing activity shrank in December – for the first time in more
• Trump made it clear that he was standing by his request for $5.6 Billion for border wall funding calling it a small price to pay to keep the country safe.
• The president pointed to countries like Israel where he says walls are essential to protecting their borders as examples of why the U.S. needs one.
• They try and make it like its just about the wall and it is about the wall.
The Republican National Committee blasts Mitt Romney for his criticism of Pres. Trump.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel – who is Romney’s niece – took to Twitter Wednesday saying it’s disappointing and unproductive to see an incoming senator attack the president as their first act. She added the president is attacked and obstructed
Congressional leaders will be at the White House for a briefing on border security.
Senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security will lead Wednesday’s meeting amid calls from Pres. Trump for Democrats to make a deal to fund the government and the border wall. Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D – N.Y.) and House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (D – Calif.) are expected to attend alongside Republican leadership.
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says migrant caravans have produced a humanitarian crisis at the United States-Mexico border.
On Twitter, Nielsen said an increasing number of children with illnesses are arriving illegally. The Secretary urged congress to end the 1997 Flores ruling, which the DHS believes encourages migrants to bring children into the United States.
President Trump touts lower gas prices in the New Year, saying they’re expected to go down.
The President made those remarks on Twitter Tuesday, suggesting the low prices are a result of his policies.
This comes after reports speculate that after three years of rising
FILE – In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump makes a statement on the possible government shutdown before signing criminal just reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
President Trump tells congressional Democrats he is ready to make a deal and end the government shutdown.
FILE – In this Oct. 29, 2018, file photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, right, speaks as Commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Gen. Terrence John O’Shaughnessy, left, listens during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
OAN NewsroomWith 2018 coming to a close, reports are shedding light on the Trump Administration’s accomplishments, regarding energy policies.President Donald Trump signs an executive order to keep families together at the border, but says that the ‘zero-tolerance’ prosecution policy will continue, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Standing behind Trump are Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, and Vice President