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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed that the president would remain at the White House, while First Lady Melania Trump would return from their Mar-a-Lago resort to spend Christmas together with the family. The first lady and their son Barron Trump left earlier in the week for the Christmas holiday in Florida. Parts of the government shut down after Senate Democrats refused to pass funding legislation passed by the House that included $5 billion in funding for border security. The Senate adjourned until Thursday, as Senators flew home for Christmas. Trump defended his position,

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed that the president would remain at the White House, while First Lady Melania Trump would return from their Mar-a-Lago resort to spend Christmas together with the family. The first lady and their son Barron Trump left earlier in the week for the Christmas holiday in Florida. Parts of the government shut down after Senate Democrats refused to pass funding legislation passed by the House that included $5 billion in funding for border security. The Senate adjourned until Thursday, as Senators flew home for Christmas. Trump defended his position,

WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown that began early Saturday will continue for the next several days, as Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, adjourned the Senate until Thursday and the White House indicated that President Trump was sticking to his demand for $5 billion for a border wall. In a call with reporters, administration officials indicated that the president would not relent on his signature campaign promise, saying that the only way out of the impasse was for Senate Democrats to do something they have promised never to do — grant him the $5 billion for

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

MORE had had enough. House lawmakers were in the midst of a marathon voting session on Thursday — a 35-vote slog demanded by a single lawmaker — when the cantankerous Alaska Republican stormed down the aisle of the House floor and began screaming at Rep. MORE (R-Ga.), who was presiding over the chamber, to close down the vote. The 85-year-old Young, the dean of the House and longest-serving member, was furious that the vote was left open for Rep.

Democratic congressional leaders hammered large swaths of the federal government shut down after Congress failed to reach a deal over funding for Trump's border wall. Senate Democratic Leader arguing in a video released hours after the House and Senate adjourned for the evening that it was up to Democrats to bring the funding lapse to an end. "Now it's up to the Senate, and it's really up to the Democrats, because we need their votes," Trump said in the video.