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President Trump, with (from left) Vice President Pence, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, addresses reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House about the government shutdown on Friday.

Politics & Government

No Deal Out Of 'Contentious' Shutdown Meeting At The White House

4:03pm January 04, 2019

by Scott Detrow

President Trump insisted the meeting with congressional leaders was "productive," although he threatened that the government could be closed for a long time. Negotiations will continue this weekend.

A Border Patrol officer inside his vehicle guards the fence near San Diego across the border from Tijuana, Mexico.

Troops To Be Deployed To Border To Build And Upgrade 160 Miles Of Fencing

11:44pm January 03, 2019

by Tom Bowman

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to provide additional active-duty troops to work on barriers in Arizona and California.

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President Trump issued a series of angry tweets blaming Democrats in Congress for the impasse, which will affect some 800,000 federal employees.

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Shutdown Continues As President And Democrats Remain At Odds Over Funding For Wall

10:50am December 26, 2018

by Scott Neuman

President Trump, holed up in the White House, issued a series of angry tweets blaming Democrats for the impasse, which will affect some 800,000 federal employees.

Unless the Senate goes along with a House-passed funding bill the government will partially shut down 12:01 am Saturday.

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Trump Warns Of 'Very Long' Shutdown Unless Senate Approves Border Wall Funds

11:46am December 21, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The Senate will take up the House-passed funding bill with money for a border wall, but Democrats who oppose the $5 billion the president demanded are expected to block it.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (right), and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talk to journalists after meeting with President Trump at the White House on Thursday about a deal to fund the government.

Politics & Government

Trump Won't Sign Spending Plan Without More For Border

4:29pm December 20, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The measure would fund about a quarter of the government but included no money for the border wall demanded by President Trump.

With a partial government shutdown on the horizon, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a heated exchange over border security and wall funding in front of reporters.

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In Fight With 'Chuck And Nancy,' Trump Says He'd Be 'Proud' To Shut Down Government

3:49pm December 11, 2018

With a partial government shutdown on the horizon, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a heated exchange over border security and wall funding in front of reporters.

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The lame-duck session of Congress will extend into late December now that bipartisan negotiators have passed a short-term extension of government funding. They have until Dec. 21 to finalize a spending deal.

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Congress Punts Shutdown Fight Deep Into December

2:48pm December 06, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are still fighting over President Trump's demand to include $5 billion for a border wall in the annual spending bill and have until Dec. 21 to get a deal.

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff in honor of former President George H.W. Bush outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Monday. Top Hill leaders planned on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a partial shutdown at the end of the week.

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Congress Poised To Punt On Government Spending Fight Over Border Wall

5:23pm December 03, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

After the death of former President George H.W. Bush top Hill leaders decided to prepare a two-week funding bill to postpone a fight over President Trump's demand for $5 billion for a border wall.

A plaque placed by Nielsen is seen on the border wall.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Visits New Border Wall In California

4:39pm October 26, 2018

by Bill Chappell

As a migrant caravan heads toward the U.S., Nielsen says her agency has asked for the military's help — which will include building vehicle barriers and pedestrian barriers.

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Rockingham County And Other Sheriffs Announce Crowdfunding For Border Wall

4:51pm September 20, 2018

by Keri Brown

The Rockingham County Sheriff is raising money to build a border wall on the U.S. - Mexico border.

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