Dear Members Of Congress:
Congratulations to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and her entire team, on her election to be Speaker of the House. I look forward to working together on our shared priorities for the American People, including rebuilding our infrastructure, reforming unfair trade deals, and reducing the price of prescription drugs. Our recent bipartisan success on numerous legislative accomplishments such as Criminal Justice Reform, opioid
The president takes aim at Democrats once again for refusing to negotiate on border security to reopen the government.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House after meeting with lawmakers about border security, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Manuel Balce Ceneta)
In a tweet Saturday the president said he “wants to stop the shutdown,”
As the shutdown fight continues over the border, the president is highlighting the potential dangers of illegal migration.
In a series of tweets Saturday, the president said the administration is working on border security, but added “we need a wall.”The border fence between San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, is reflected on a puddle of sea water as seen from Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. Discouraged by the long wait to
President Trump says he could bypass Congress and declare a national emergency to fund the border wall.
He made the comments during a speech from the Rose Garden Friday.
During that event, he also said an earlier meeting with congressional leadership was productive, and everyone expressed interest in reopening the government.
The U.S. economy beat expectations in December, adding 312,000 jobs, according to the official figures released by the Department of Labor on Jan. 4.
Wall Street analysts expected the United States to gain 180,000 jobs in December. The official numbers beat the Wall Street estimate by 43 percent. The jobs gain is the biggest in 10 months
By Mark Penn
The government is in partial shutdown and full gridlock. The Mueller report is overdue. The Democrats are starting a raft of investigations. China is in a tailspin. Economists are predicting a recession and the stock market is gyrating. The generals are quitting over Syrian withdrawal plans. And the Democratic left is rising as the presidential cycle is starting.
By Larry Elder
This is not our first partial government shutdown. Somehow, someway, from 1976 through 2017, the nation has survived 18 shutdowns, the longest lasting 21 days. In this case, President Donald Trump insists that the next budget deal contain $5 billion to construct a wall on part of our southern border with Mexico.
Trump, say the Democrats, is “unwilling to compromise.” But
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says President Trump isn’t backing down from his calls for border security. Speaking to reporters Friday morning, she said the president has always been willing to negotiate, but won’t put national security at risk.
President Donald Trump entered the White House briefing room Thursday to introduce border patrol agents who emphasized the necessity of a wall along the U.S. southern border.
Trump introduced the agents, including National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd and two of his vice presidents. Each border patrol agent declared emphatically that a wall is
President Trump highlights the need for more border security as the new Congress takes over.
During a surprise press briefing Thursday, the president said he wants to get a lot done with bipartisan support now that Democrats control the House.