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Trump tweets into the void as shutdown sets record
Washington, Jan 13 (AP/UNB) — 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.
Trump says changes coming on high-tech visas
Washington, Jan 12 (AP) — President Donald Trump says changes are coming in the way that the U.S. handles temporary H1-B visas, which allow American companies to bring high-tech and other skilled workers into the U.S. from abroad.
Seattle TV editor fired after Trump video appears altered
Seattle, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — A Seattle TV station has fired an editor after airing video footage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on immigration that appears to be altered.
Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall
Washington, Jan 11(AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is considering using billions in unspent disaster relief funds earmarked for areas including hurricane-pounded Puerto Rico and Texas and more than a dozen other states to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall as he weighs signing a national emergency declaration to get it built without Congress.
Trump exits shutdown talks with a 'bye-bye'
Washington, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump's shift on Syria leaves allies scrambling
Turkey, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump's shifting timetable for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria has left allies and other players in the region confused and jockeying for influence over a withdrawal strategy that appeared to be a work in progress.
Trump to take over airwaves; Democrats demand equal time
Washington, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is taking over the nation's airwaves Tuesday night to argue his case for a U.S.-Mexico border wall — and Democrats are not happy about it.
Democrats plan more pressure on Trump to reopen government
Washington, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — With no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump is standing firm in his border wall funding demands and newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government.
No break in shutdown talks as Trump stands by border demands
Washington, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump stood by his demands for funding for a border wall Sunday as another round of shutdown talks failed to break an impasse, while newly empowered House Democrats planned to step up the pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers by passing legislation this week to reopen parts of the government.
California attorney general leads Trump resistance into 2019
Sacramento, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — Xavier Becerra became perhaps the nation's most influential attorney general when he was named California's top lawyer two years ago, and he has since used his post atop what some call the "Resistance State" to pummel President Donald Trump's administration with dozens of legal actions.