White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump‘s threat to close the border, saying today, “Democrats are leaving us absolutely no choice.” Sanders was asked today about what authority Trump has to close the border. Sanders also said that “this isn’t our first choice –– our first choice would be simple, fix the law.” She told […]

Without President Donald Trump to worry about, a bipartisan deal would likely sail through Congress to fund the government ahead of the holidays. But with Trump fueling the border wall brinkmanship, everyone in the Capitol has basically stopped talking. The House and Senate left town Thursday with no strategy to avert a partial government shutdown […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday engaged in an extraordinary argument with Democratic congressional leaders over government funding, threatening a partial shutdown if his demands for border wall money are not met. “I am proud to shut down the government for border security,” Trump told House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., […]