The Senate passes the Criminal Justice Reform Bill, 87-12. This week the Senate & House are expected to work on legislation to extend gov’t funding past Fri. midnight deadline. The White House has requested $5 billion in funding for a border wall.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says the White House needs congressional approval to redirect funding for a border wall and will not get it. He says Democrats' two offers to extend government funding through next year still stands.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefs reporters on ongoing talks with the White House and Democrats on efforts to reach a deal on funding the government and avert a shutdown on Friday at midnight. He says a shutdown is not a good option.
Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino briefs reporters and responds to their questions on a variety of international topics.
White House Spokesperson Sarah Sanders says she stands by an earlier statement that the FBI “broke standard protocol” and “ambushed” former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn when they questioned him at the White House in early 2017.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi tells reporters that a proposal to give the president an extra $1 billion for immigration is “unacceptable.” She says they are willing to support a continuing resolution for seven spending bills.
The House is in for a Pro Forma session. No legislative business is scheduled.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says the White House needs congressional approval to redirect funding for a border wall and will not get it. He says Democrats' two offers to extend government funding through next year still stands.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivers farewell remarks at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
View More with Speaker Paul RyanVeterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testifies before both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the agency’s mission.
View More about Veterans AffairsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the December meeting of the federal reserve board.
View More with Jerome PowellActivist and Pod Save the People podcast host DeRay Mckesson reflects on his work with Black Lives Matter and offers the framework he believes will move social justice activism forward. He’s interviewed by NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson.
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says the White House will not get congressional approval to reprogram appropriations to fund construction of the president's border wall. He also says Democrats will not accept a proposal to give the president…
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks about the Justice Department's rule to ban so-called bump stocks, which convert the firepower of semiautomatic rifles into rapid-fire weapons. Referencing the October 2017 massacre of 58 people at an…
Representative Martha McSally, who has been appointed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to finish out the remaining two years of the late Senator John McCain's term, says she will follow in his footsteps and work together with Senator-elect Kyrsten…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will continue to work with the White House to adjust details of a bill to continue to government funding beyond Friday's midnight deadline and avert a partial shutdown. He says he has been in…
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Following another day of closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill, former FBI Director James Comey calls lawmakers' silence on the president’s criticism about the FBI “shameful,” and he says they need to “stand up and speak the truth.”
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser discusses issues facing the nation’s capital.
