House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back against the president's plans to give the speech, saying in a letter that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing an address in the chamber until the government has opened.
It’s the firmest evidence to date that the administration is preparing for a lengthy funding lapse that could have snowballing effects.
The Debrief
He tweeted “BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!” but offered no evidence of how a border wall would reduce crime rates among people in the country without authorization.
Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters last year at the White House. (AP)
President Trump’s lawyer made a dizzying array of statements and clarifications in recent days, leaving White House aides, his fellow lawyers and people involved in the special counsel’s Russia investigation puzzled over what, exactly, he was trying to say in defense of the president — and why he was saying any of it at all.
A gunman had barricaded himself inside a SunTrust Bank in Sebring, Fla., about 90 miles southeast of Tampa, authorities said.
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Nicolás Maduro’s move came after the Trump administration called him a “usurper" and recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation’s interim president.
Cohen’s attorney cited unspecified "threats against his family from President Trump" for the delay. A person familiar with the case said these threats have not been reported to law enforcement.
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Democratic voters with the virus find themselves unable to fall in love with candidates, instead worrying about what theoretical swing voters may feel.
The 13-term Democratic congresswoman from Texas denied allegations that she retaliated against a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by an employee of a nonprofit.
A facility outside the missile base at al-Watah has signs of a complex that could be used to make rocket engines, fueling fears of an arms race with Iran.
With elections looming, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s new post in the Indian National Congress may complicate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection bid.
Perspective
It’s hard to think of another recent incident that has metastasized so quickly and been interpreted so disparately.
