Tag: border
President Trump makes surprise appearance in White House briefing room
This was Trump’s first time at the podium in the briefing room. source
Trump: ‘Without borders, we don’t have a country’
His administration has been drawing up a plan for him to declare a national emergency so he can build the wall without OK from Congress….
A new round of negotiations are expected as the government shutdown enters Day 16
Democrats want specific details about how the money for border security will be spent. source
Julian Castro: Greatest national security threat is Trump damaging ally relations
George Stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with Julian Castro, former HUD secretary under President Obama and former mayor of San Antonio, on “This Week.” source
Trump visits border, says he ‘probably’ will declare emergency if no deal on wall
President Donald Trump arrived at the southern border Thursday as he continues to make his case for building a barrier along the southern border. SUBSCRIBE…
Democratic leaders respond to Trump’s prime-time address
Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to the president’s address over the southern border and government shutdown. source
Trump makes case for border wall in national address
President Trump says the government is still shut down because Democrats will not fund border security. source
In prime-time address, Trump argues national security ‘crisis’ at southern border
“This is a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart, a crisis of the soul.” source
Trump walks out of meeting with congressional leaders
Sen. Chuck Schumer said the president walked out of the room after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not agree to his demands for a wall….
Trump to make his case for a border wall in address to nation
The White House also announced that unlike during past shutdowns, IRS workers will be ordered to process tax refunds. WATCH FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS…
No payday for federal employees due to government shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees suffer from the longest government shutdown in history as payments did not get distributed or coming up as zero…
Majority of Americans blame Trump, GOP for shutdown: Poll
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of the president’s top allies, is now urging him to temporarily reopen the government while Republicans negotiate with Democrats. source
Trump offers protection for ‘dreamers’ in exchange for border wall
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi dismisses the offer, calling it a “non-starter.” source
Trump makes big announcement about border wall and shutdown
The president says he is prepared to extend temporary legal protections for the so-called “Dreamers.” WATCH FULL EPISODES OF THIS WEEK: https://abc.go.com/shows/this-week-with-george-stephanopoulos source
‘People need a pathway to citizenship,’ Gillibrand says of Trump’s proposal
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., joins “This Week” to discuss her 2020 aspirations and the president’s new immigration and border security proposal to end the government…
The government shutdown impacts security at US airports
Some TSA workers are not showing up to work, mostly for financial reasons, as the shutdown reaches day 30. WATCH FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS…
Trump announces short-term plan to end shutdown
The deal will not get the president money for his border wall but federal workers will receive back pay. source
Intel chiefs challenge Trump’s security claims
America’s top intelligence officials appeared to challenge some of President Trump’s most prominent claims about global national security issues in a Senate testimony. WATCH FULL…
Bipartisan border talks begin in House and Senate
Democrats reject funding for President Trump’s proposed border wall, but express willingness to finance border security improvements. source
Trump slams Congress’s border wall talks as a waste of time
President Trump also claimed to The New York Times that his national security leaders were misquoted by the media even though their testimony played out…
