President Trump urges Democrats to ‘come back from vacation’

 OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:00 AM PT — Monday, Dec. 31, 2018

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.

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U.S. Border Chief, Kevin McAleenan, unveils plans for border wall funding

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UPDATED 6:00 AM PT — Monday, Dec. 31, 2018

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)

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Trump erased several Obama-era energy rules in 2018 and saved jobs by doing it

 

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8:20 PM PT — Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018

With 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

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Latest on the search for a new defense secretary amid Mattis’ departure

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UPDATED 1:09 PM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018

As the search for a new defense secretary continues, many believe the president is in search for someone who is aligned with his beliefs and who has a close relationship with Congress. According to recent reports, two people with both a legislative along with a defense and national security background are at the top of the list.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson are said to be the top contenders to fill the position of outgoing Secretary James Mattis. In his resignation letter in early December, Mattis claimed the president needs

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President Trump plans to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador

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UPDATED 6:29 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018

President Trump is calling on Democrats to fund the border wall. He made the remarks in a tweet Friday morning, adding, the U.S. will be forced to close the southern border entirely if obstructionist Democrats don’t comply. He also blasted the current immigration laws by saying we need to change them.

In another tweet, the president said the U.S. will be cutting off aid to Honduras, Guatemala as well as El Salvador, which he said has done nothing but take money from the U.S.

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Giuliani accuses Mueller of destroying evidence, calls for investigation

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UPDATED 1:36 PM PT — Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018

President Trump’s attorney is calling for an investigation into special counsel Robert Mueller.

In an interview Thursday, Rudy Giuliani accused Mueller’s office of destroying evidence by allowing text messages sent between former FBI officials Peter Stzrok and Lisa Page to be erased.

Giuliani claimed those text messages would have shown the mind and tactics of one of Mueller’s lead prosecutors at the start of the Russia probe.

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President Trump blasts Democrats as government shutdown continues

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UPDATED 9:08 AM PT — Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018

President Trump is continuing to urge Democrats to end the partisan charade and fund a border wall.

On Twitter Thursday, the president asked, “have Democrats finally realized that we desperately need border security and a wall on the southern border?”

He added, the U.S. needs to “stop drugs, human trafficking, gang members and criminals from coming into our country.”

Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border. Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking,Gang Members & Criminals from coming into our Country. Do the Dems realize that most of the people not getting paid are Democrats?

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Trump admin. files appeal to federal judge’s block of asylum policy

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UPDATED 11:50 AM PT — Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018

The White House has filed an appeal to a federal judge’s ruling, which blocks the president’s new asylum policy. According to court documents filed Wednesday, the Trump administration told the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals it plans to appeal the December ruling.

The U.S. district judge initially stopped the asylum order, saying it violated current immigration laws.

The order prevented people from claiming asylum based on domestic or gang violence when they report to immigration

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