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Trump Repeatedly Undermines Loyal Soldier Pence In The Shutdown FightJanuary 12, 2019 at 4:30 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Progress made, said one.
Not so, said the other.
We’ll meet again, said one.
Waste of time, said the other.
Such has been the life lately of Mike Pence, the loyal soldier dispatched by President Donald Trump to lead negotiations over the partial government shutdown.
The vice president has been one of the administration’s most visible emissaries during the shutdown fight, meeting with lawmakers, sitting for interviews and leading staff-level talks. But he’s been repeatedly — a...Tags: News, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Indiana, Ap, Idaho, Maine, House, Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pence 16 people like this. Like White House Considers Using Storm Aid Funds as a Way to Pay for the Border WallJanuary 10, 2019 at 8:45 PM President Trump traveled to the border and Vice President Mike Pence went to the Capitol to dig in on a border wall, shattering talk of a compromise.Tags: News, Senate, White House, House Of Representatives, Graham, Collins, Nancy, Trump, Mike Pence, Mike, Capitol, Lindsey, Pence, Pelosi, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, United States Politics and Government 50 people like this. Like At the Border and in Washington, the White House Digs In on the WallJanuary 10, 2019 at 8:45 PM President Trump traveled to the border and Vice President Mike Pence went to the Capitol to dig in on a border wall, shattering talk of a compromise.Tags: News, Washington, Senate, White House, House Of Representatives, Graham, Collins, Nancy, Trump, Mike Pence, Mike, Capitol, Lindsey, Pence, Pelosi, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 12 people like this. Like Talks unproductive as Trump says shutdown could last for months or yearsJanuary 4, 2019 at 4:29 PM By CATHERINE LUCEY, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN
WASHINGTON — With no shutdown resolution in sight, President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed Friday to additional staff-level talks over the weekend during a White House meeting at which Trump indicated he could keep parts of the government closed for “months or even years.”
Trump met with the congressional leaders for the second time in three days amid an impasse over Trump’s funding demands for his proposed wall at the U.S.-Mexico bor...Tags: Business, News, Congress, Colorado, Washington, Mexico, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sport, Soccer, Gop, Maine, House, Mitch McConnell, Fox News 47 people like this. Like Shutdown Enters Fourth Day Amid Impasse Over Trump's Border WallDecember 25, 2018 at 4:00 AM  Tags: News, Senate, White House, Kansas, Nancy Pelosi, Trump, Capitol, House Democratic, Pat Roberts, Chuck Schumer, Border Security 123 people like this. Like The Government Shut Down Over Trump’s Border Wall. What Happens Next?December 22, 2018 at 1:30 PM  Tags: Fashion, Music, New York, Senate, White House, Ap, Nasa, House, Arizona, National Mall, Associated Press, Tsa, State Department, Donald Trump, Department Of Homeland Security, Grand Canyon 134 people like this. Like Temper Tantrump: Government Shuts Down After President Reneges On DealDecember 22, 2018 at 6:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after President Donald Trump suddenly revived this week his demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government.
Vice President Mike Pence, Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney left the Capitol late Friday after hours of bargaining with congres...Tags: Florida, News, Congress, Washington, Mexico, Senate, White House, Ap, Nasa, Fbi, Gop, Alaska, Tennessee, House, Social Security, Senate Appropriations Committee 39 people like this. Like Shutdown due at midnight after lawmakers fail to reach dealDecember 21, 2018 at 9:55 PM White House negotiators left the Capitol late Friday, and the House and Senate adjourned without a spending deal, all but ensuring a partial government shutdown at midnight with President Donald Trump demanding billions of dollars for his long-promised Mexican border wall.Tags: Senate, White House, House, Donald Trump, Capitol 42 people like this. Like Trump chaos extends to Capitol as shutdown, Christmas nearDecember 21, 2018 at 4:54 PM  Tags: News, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Ap, Nation, House, Donald Trump, Capitol, Nation & World 50 people like this. Like Government Careens Toward Shutdown After Trump’s Wall DemandDecember 21, 2018 at 8:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was careening toward a partial shutdown Friday after President Donald Trump’s quest for a border wall left Congress without a clear plan to keep the government running past a midnight deadline.
The Senate was being called back to session to consider a package approved by House Republicans late Thursday that includes the $5.7 billion Trump wants for the border with Mexico. It is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate. Senators already passed their own...Tags: Florida, News, Congress, California, Washington, Mexico, Senate, White House, Ap, Gop, House, Paul ryan, Pentagon, Associated Press, Nancy Pelosi, Dc 20 people like this. Like Ryan To Give Farewell Speech Bemoaning Our ‘Broken Politics’December 19, 2018 at 7:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan is bemoaning America’s “broken politics” in a farewell speech in which he calls Washington’s failure to overhaul costly federal benefit programs “our greatest unfinished business.”
“Our complex problems are solvable,” Ryan says in excerpts of remarks he plans to deliver Wednesday at the Library of Congress, across the street from a Capitol where he’s served two decades in the House, the last three years as speaker. “That is to say, our proble...Tags: News, Obama, Congress, Washington, Mexico, Senate, China, America, Barack Obama, Ap, Gop, House, Wisconsin, Paul ryan, Medicare, Donald Trump 31 people like this. Like "Outside Mr. Walker’s Capitol office, protesters marched and drummed and chanted fury at what they saw as an effort to weaken unions and diminish Democrats."December 14, 2018 at 6:42 PM "But Mr. Walker pushed through the measure, survived a recall election and went on to guide Wisconsin on a conservative path, adopting a concealed-carry law, expanding private school vouchers, enacting so-called right-to-work legislation, passing voter identification rules and setting work rules for Medicaid recipients.... The final package of legislation that Mr. Walker signed on Friday came after defeats for Republicans in Wisconsin, a swing state that Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump both won...Tags: Law, Barack Obama, Wisconsin, Scott Walker, Medicaid, Capitol, Tony, Walker, Donald J Trump, State Legislature, Executive Power, Tony Evers, Ann Althouse, Mr Walker, Josh Kaul 10 people like this. Like Wisconsin’s Gov. Walker signs sweeping lame-duck GOP bills to limit his incoming Democratic successor’s powerDecember 14, 2018 at 2:54 PM By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a sweeping package of Republican-written legislation Friday that restricts early voting and weakens the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, brushing aside complaints that he is enabling a brazen power grab and ignoring the will of voters.
Walker signed the bills just 24 days before he leaves office during an event at a state office building in Green Bay, about 130 miles from his Capitol office...Tags: Politics, News, Milwaukee, Uncategorized, Sport, Soccer, Gop, Wisconsin, Scott Walker, Michigan, Department Of Justice, Republican, North Carolina, Democratic, Scott Bauer, Green Bay 17 people like this. Like Report: Changes needed to prevent harassment at CapitolDecember 14, 2018 at 11:06 AM SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers have been told the Oregon Legislature needs to make structural and cultural changes to ensure the Capitol building is free from harassment. Chief among the recommendations from the Oregon Law Commission’s Oregon State Capitol Workplace Harassment work group is the creation and funding of an independent Equity Office that would […]Tags: News, Ap, Capitol, Oregon Legislature, Equity Office, Nation & World, Nation & World Politics, SALEM Ore, Oregon Law Commission, Oregon State Capitol Workplace Harassment 7 people like this. Like House Democrats to seek Trump tax returns: PelosiDecember 13, 2018 at 4:06 PM  Tags: News, Congress, White House, House, Trump, Capitol, Pelosi, House Ways and Means Committee 60 people like this. Like Minnesota lawmakers discuss reining in soaring insulin costsDecember 12, 2018 at 12:22 PM ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are considering steps they could take to rein in the soaring cost of insulin, which one couple says has become so expensive that their diabetic son could no longer afford it and died. State Sen. Matt Little convened an informal discussion at the state Capitol on Tuesday to […]Tags: Business, News, Minnesota, Capitol, ST PAUL Minn AP, Nation & World Politics 37 people like this. Like George H.W. Bush Arrives Home In TX To Be Buried Next To Wife And DaughterDecember 6, 2018 at 7:30 AM HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, who shaped history as 41st president and patriarch of a family that occupied the White House for a dozen years, is going to his final rest, in Texas.
The country said goodbye to him Wednesday in a national funeral service that offered high praise for the last of the presidents to have fought in World War II — and a hefty dose of humor about a man once described as a cross between Mister Rogers and John Wayne.
After three days of remembrance in Washington, a pl...Tags: Texas, News, Obama, Navy, Washington, Mexico, White House, America, Ap, Canada, Hillary Clinton, Wyoming, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Jeb Bush, National Mall 47 people like this. Like Fallin commutes sentences of 21 Oklahoma prisonersDecember 5, 2018 at 3:11 PM  Tags: News, Ap, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Capitol, Mary Fallin, Fallin, Nation & World, Nation & World Politics 142 people like this. Like Bush celebrated with praise and humor at cathedral farewellDecember 5, 2018 at 11:09 AM  Tags: Florida, Texas, News, Instagram, Obama, Navy, Washington, Funeral, Senate, White House, Angela Merkel, Uncategorized, America, Barack Obama, Sport, Soccer 144 people like this. Like Former President George H.W. Bush’s casket leaves Capitol for funeral ceremonies at Washington National CathedralDecember 5, 2018 at 10:33 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush’s casket leaves Capitol for funeral ceremonies at Washington National Cathedral.Tags: News, Washington, Ap, Capitol, George H W Bush, Washington National Cathedral, Nation & World Politics 25 people like this. Like Trump, Obama, Clinton and Carter attend George HW Bush state funeral – live updatesDecember 5, 2018 at 10:11 AM German chancellor Angela Merkel and Prince Charles arrive for 11am ET ceremony in Washington. Follow all the latest politics news liveStay informed: sign up for our new US briefing 3.02pm GMT The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state senate passed sweeping bills this morning designed to weaken the powers of the incoming Democratic governor.Ignoring days of protests at the Capitol building, in Madison, the GOP rushed through the legislation just before dawn.Protest has begun, as a sea of demo...Tags: Washington, Angela Merkel, US, Barack Obama, US news, Gop, US politics, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Monarchy, Prince Charles, Wisconsin, Charles, Donald Trump, Madison, George Hw Bush 48 people like this. Like Good boy: Sully the service dog visits Bush’s casketDecember 4, 2018 at 1:16 PM  Tags: News, Washington, Ap, Bush, Capitol, George H W Bush, Nation & World, Nation & World Politics 87 people like this. Like Solemn public pays tribute to Bush before dawn in RotundaDecember 4, 2018 at 8:37 AM By CALVIN WOODWARD, LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
Even before sunrise Tuesday, members of the public lined up to pay their respects as an honor guard stood watch beside Bush’s casket in the cave...Tags: Texas, News, Congress, Navy, California, Washington, Funeral, Senate, China, Iraq, Uncategorized, Barack Obama, Sport, Soccer, United States, Ronald Reagan 44 people like this. Like President Trump Made a Surprise Visit to Pay His Respects to George H.W. Bush in the CapitolDecember 4, 2018 at 8:21 AM President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to the U.S. Capitol Monday night to pay his respects to former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday at 94. The pair entered the Capitol Rotunda, where Bush will lie in state until Wednesday morning, at 8:30 p.m. They stood for…Tags: Politics, News, Uncategorized, Donald Trump, Trump, Bush, Melania Trump, Capitol, George H W Bush, U S Capitol, Capitol Rotunda, Onetime 22 people like this. Like As Bush Lies In State, Lawmakers From Both Sides Of Aisle Pay RespectsDecember 4, 2018 at 7:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
With Bush’s casket atop the Lincoln Catafalque, first used for Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 funeral, dignitaries came forward Monday to honor the Texan whose efforts for his country extended thre...Tags: Texas, News, Congress, Navy, California, Washington, Senate, China, Iraq, Barack Obama, Ap, United States, Ronald Reagan, Arkansas, House, Bill Clinton 5 people like this. Like In Capitol, Bush remembered as ‘great man’ and ‘gentle soul’December 4, 2018 at 12:29 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were among the mourners paying their respects to the late President George H.W. Bush as he lay in state in the Capitol rotunda. The Trumps stood in front of Bush’s casket with their eyes closed for a few moments Monday evening before Trump gave […]Tags: News, Washington, Ap, Donald Trump, Trump, Bush, Melania Trump, Capitol, George H W Bush, Nation & World Politics 32 people like this. Like Pence eulogizes President George H.W. Bush in Capitol, saying, ‘He never failed to answer the call to serve his country’December 3, 2018 at 5:27 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Pence eulogizes President George H.W. Bush in Capitol, saying, ‘He never failed to answer the call to serve his country’Tags: News, Washington, Ap, Capitol, George H W Bush, Nation & World Politics 32 people like this. Like George HW Bush Makes His Final Trip To WashingtonDecember 3, 2018 at 12:30 PM HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush is ready to embark on his final journey to Washington as the nation salutes the 41st president for his lifetime of public service that began in the Navy during World War II, ended with four years as president and was characterized throughout by what admirers say was decency, generosity and kindness.
A long motorcade accompanied the hearse carrying Bush’s remains from a Houston funeral home to nearby Ellington Field for the trip to the nation’s capital on an air...Tags: Japan, Texas, News, Maryland, Congress, Navy, California, Washington, China, Iraq, America, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Ap, United States, Ronald Reagan 21 people like this. Like Friends Or Foes? Or Both? Inside The Complex Pelosi-Trump RelationshipNovember 30, 2018 at 7:30 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — They haven’t spoken in days, not since President Donald Trump called to congratulate Nancy Pelosi on Democrats’ election night win.
But they don’t really need to. Trump and Pelosi go way back, from the time she first showed up at Trump Tower fundraising for the Democrats long before he would become president or she the House speaker. Two big-name heirs to big-city honchos — Trump and Pelosi each had fathers who were political power players in their home towns — they’ve rubbed e...Tags: Chuck, News, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Russia, Ap, United States, House, Manhattan, Paul ryan, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Republican 39 people like this. Like White House Bid to Placate Senate Over Saudi Behavior BackfiresNovember 28, 2018 at 4:45 PM  Tags: News, Saudi Arabia, Senate, White House, Defense, Cia, Istanbul, State, Capitol, Jim Mattis, Gina Haspel, Michael Pompeo, Jamal Khashoggi, Placate Senate 125 people like this. Like |
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