President Trump thanks federal workers awaiting paychecks, calling them 'great patriots'

With hundreds of thousands of federal workers set to face another federal pay period without paychecks, President Trump thanked the “great patriots” for their service and dedication — 30 days into the partial government shutdown.

Alyssa Milano: 'The red MAGA hat is the new white hood'

Actress and activist Alyssa Milano compared supporters of President Trump to members of the Ku Klux Klan.

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It's day 31 of the government shutdown - the longest in history, and there is no sign of it ending any time soon.

Kamala Harris jumps into 2020 presidential race

Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday.

Sen. Kamala Harris: President Trump holding America 'hostage'
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U.S. Senator Kamala Harris said that President Trump is holding the American people ?hostage? with the government shutdown.

Trump: Major announcement on shutdown, border security coming on Saturday

President Donald Trump says he will make a major announcement on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon from the White House.

George W. Bush delivers pizzas to federal workers, calls for end to government shutdown

Former President George W. Bush delivered pizzas on Friday to federal workers who aren’t being paid but still on the job due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Congress to probe report President Trump told lawyer Michael Cohen to lie

The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations over a Moscow real estate project during the 2016 election.

Senator Scott proposes members of Congress go unpaid during shutdown

Sen. Rick Scott isn't wasting time taking aim at his own colleagues, co-sponsoring a bill that would force lawmakers to forego their paychecks during a government shutdown.

Trump denies aircraft to Pelosi for foreign trip after she request delay of State of the Union

It took President Donald Trump one day to flex his executive power back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, denying her an aircraft for a planned trip abroad in apparent response to her attempt to delay his State of Union address amid their government shutdown clash.

Cohen says he rigged online polls for President Trump in 2014, 2015

President Donald Trump's estranged former lawyer acknowledged Thursday that he paid a technology company to rig Trump's standing in two online polls before the presidential campaign.

President Trump signs bill giving federal workers back pay

The White House says President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will require some 800,000 federal employees to be compensated for wages lost or work performed during the partial government shutdown.

Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address until government shutdown ends

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation -- set for Jan. 29 -- until the government reopens.

Pentagon extends troops' southern border mission by 8 months as shutdown over border wall continues

As the ongoing partial government shutdown over funding for President Trump's proposed border wall continues and the White House debates declaring a state of emergency to pay for it, the Pentagon on Monday extended the military's mission on the southern border by eight months.

Trump's AG nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe

President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department criticizing an aspect of the special counsel's Russia investigation, saying he was simply trying to warn senior Justice Department officials against "stretching a statute" to conclude that the president had obstructed justice.

FAA says it is recalling more aviation-safety inspectors

Federal officials say they are recalling more aviation-safety inspectors who were idled by the partial government shutdown.

Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history

As the partial government shutdown slipped into the record books Saturday, members of Congress had left town, no negotiations were scheduled and President Donald Trump tweeted into the void.

President Trump denies ever working for Russia, blasts investigators

President Donald Trump on Monday denied he ever worked for Russia against U.S. interests, addressing an extraordinary question that has haunted his presidency and shows no sign of going away.