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Trump’s petty response to Pelosi is why this shutdown may never end

Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi
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The state of government shutdown negotiations is now just two adults treating each other like children. What shiny toy can they take away next as punishment?

A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that President Trump delay delivering the State of the Union address in front of Congress due to security concerns while the government is shut down, he seemed to retaliate.

Just hours before Pelosi and other members of Congress were to board a military jet to visit troops in Afghanistan, Trump told her she couldn’t go.

View the complete January 17 article by Colby Itkowitz on The Washington Post website here.

Who Gets to Fly During the Government Shutdown? Nancy Pelosi? No. Melania Trump? Yes

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As the government shutdown rages on, it’s not just commercial flying that’s affected; now some members of government are being prevented from flying too.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to delay his State of the Union address, Trump on Thursday blocked Pelosi from using military aircraft for a bipartisan congressional trip to Afghanistan.

In his letter to Pelosi, Trump wrote, “In light of the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay, I am sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is totally appropriate.”

View the complete January 18 article by Natasha Bach on The Fortune website here.

Pelosi asks Trump to delay State of The Union until government reopens

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her weekly on camera press conference in the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Credit: Bill Clark, CQ Roll Call

The speaker asked the president to delay the address scheduled for Jan. 29 or deliver it in writing

Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday asking he delay his Jan. 29 State of the Union address, or deliver it in writing, unless the government is reopened.

The California Democrat said a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown “since the start of modern budgeting” in fiscal 1977. Pelosi also cited security concerns because the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security are not funded.

Wednesday marks the 26th day of the government shutdown over border security funding, the longest in modern history.

View the complete January 16 article by Lindsey McPherson and John T. Bennett on The Roll Call website here.

Pelosi cranks up shutdown pressure on Trump, GOP

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats are ramping up pressure on President Trump and Republicans to open the government amid a prolonged impasse over border wall funding that shows no signs of abating.

Sensing a winning hand, Democrats this week will repackage a handful of uncontroversial bills funding a number of shuttered agencies — excluding Homeland Security, which covers the proposed wall — and send them off to the Senate one by one, forcing GOP leaders to explain their promised inaction on measures they supported just weeks ago.

“I have said over and over again, we need to reopen the government and then have a serious discussion about border security,” Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, said Monday in an interview with New York Public Radio.

View the complete January 8 article by Mike Lillis and Scott Wong on The Hill website here.

House Democrats pass government funding bills, Pelosi jokes she’d give Trump $1 for a wall

Speaker Pelosi, D-CA., pictured greeting Senate Minority Leader Schumer, D-NY, during opening day proceedings of the 116th Congress Jan. 3, said Democrats will not agree to a border wall but joked she’d give President Donald Trump $1 for it. Credit: Tom Williams, CQ Roll Call

More seriously, Pelosi reiterates Democrats will not agree to wall as Republicans predict long shutdown

The new House Democratic majority passed two government funding bills Thursday to open shuttered federal agencies that President Donald Trump has said he will not sign, as Republicans predicted the partial government shutdown will be a long one.

Before the votes Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated that Democrats will not agree to a border wall but joked that she’d give Trump $1 for it.

“A dollar?” the California Democrat said when asked if there was any situation in which she’d even accept $1 for the wall. “A dollar. One dollar, yeah, one dollar.”

View the complete January 3 article by Lindsey McPherson on The Roll Call website here.

Nancy Pelosi says Trump is not immune from indictment. Some legal experts agree.

Now that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is leading the House for her third term, she faces a tricky political landscape and a big agenda. (Video: Jenny Starrs /Photo: Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Hours before the 116th Congress began, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made clear she’s prepared to respect, even defend, the rule of law.

In an interview broadcast Thursday morning on the “Today” show, Pelosi was asked whether she believed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III should honor decades-old Justice Department guidance, which suggests a president should not be indicted while in office.

“I think that that is an open discussion in terms of the law,” said Pelosi, who became House speaker later in the day. She is now the highest-ranking government official to openly state what many experts have discussed for months.

View the complete January 3 article by Deanna Paul on The Washington Post website here.

White House Targets Pelosi Even After Trump‘s ‘Proud’ Shutdown Vow

President Donald Trump argues about border security with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, right, and Vice President Mike Pence look on in the Oval Office on December 11. Credit: Mark Wilson, Getty Images

Democratic aides taken aback over White House claims of recent offers to talk

The White House is waging a public relations campaign aimed at shifting blame for what could be a lengthy government shutdown to the top House Democrat and away from President Donald Trump even though he just days ago he said he was “proud” to single-handily own it.

Trump and the top two Democratic leaders engaged in a televised war of words on December 11 in an Oval Office confrontation during which the president took ownership of the coming partial shutdown. The president told them he would be “proud to shut down the government for border security,” adding he would “take the mantle” before roaring this: “I’m not going to blame you for it.”

But Trump is now blaming House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat expected to again become speaker next week. The calculation is a political one: Pelosi was one of Trump’s favorite foils in his 2016 presidential campaign and as he hit the trail for November’s midterm elections. And he and his aides made clear she will be a focal point of his expected 2020 re-election campaign.

View the complete December 28 article by John T. Bennett on The Roll Call website here.

DNC on Nancy Pelosi’s Election as Speaker of the House

DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement:

“The speaker’s gavel is finally back where it belongs. Nancy Pelosi doesn’t just hold the title of first female Speaker of the House, she’s also one of the most effective legislators and leaders in our nation’s history. In the depths of the Great Recession, her leadership helped steer our nation back to economic prosperity. And because of her tenacity, millions of Americans have benefited from the Affordable Care Act and its protections for those with pre-existing conditions.

“Under Speaker Ryan, Republicans tried to take affordable health care away from the American people. They handed out massive tax breaks for their wealthy friends while leaving working families behind. And they marched in lockstep with Donald Trump’s regressive agenda that has now resulted in a disastrous government shutdown. In November, voters spoke loud and clear: enough is enough. It’s time to hold this administration accountable for its attacks on working families, civil rights, human rights, and the rule of law. The Democratic Party is back and we’re fighting for the brighter future every American deserves – from affordable health care to an economy that works for all. Under Speaker Pelosi and Democratic leadership in the House, we will restore the guardrails of our democracy and get our country back on track.”

Fact-checking Trump’s rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer

President Trump hosted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) in the Oval Office on Dec. 11. Fireworks ensued.

Trump called on the Democrats to support $5 billion for a border wall as part of a spending package that would keep the government open past Dec. 21. Democrats instead offered to support $1.67 billion for other enhancements to border security. None of that is new. So the meeting played out like a ping-pong match — much of it in front of TV cameras and reporters — over which side would be blamed for a government shutdown.

Making his case for the wall, Trump made several faulty claims, some old and some new, which we’ve rounded up below. He also posted some Pinocchio-worthy tweets in the lead-up to the meeting. We threw them in as well.

View the complete December 12 article by Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly on The Washington Post website here.

Trump, Democrats battle over wall in Oval Office spat

President 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.) during a contentious, 17-minute exchange inside the Oval Office.

“I will take the mantle,” the president added. “I will be the one to shut it down, I’m not going to blame you for it.” 

View the complete December 11 article by Jordan Fabian on The Hill website here.