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President Donald Trump speaks about the partial government

Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn't budge Dems

Criticism from both sides underscored Trump's boxed in-position as he tries to win at least some Democratic buy-in without alienating his base.

Nation Kamala Harris announces 2020 presidential run
Harris, one of the earliest high-profile Democrats to join what is expected to be a crowded field, made her long anticipated announcement on ABC's "Good Morning America."
58 m ago
Nation Frigid air, high winds cause dangerous East Coast travel
The National Weather Service forecasts Monday's temperatures will be more than 20 degrees below normal across the Northeast.
7:47 AM
Politics 1600: Giuliani's ultimate fallback: 'So what?'
Bombshell defusal, Giuliani style Rudy Giuliani remarked on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday regarding his ...
45 m ago
Nation Teen in confrontation: I didn't provoke
DETROIT -- The student who stared and smiled at an elderly Native American protester drumming ...
1/20/19
Dan Janison Janison: Mitch in the middle of shutdown show
The shutdown of several government agencies spawned a lot of "takes-two-to-tango" talk. The "two" in ...
42 m ago
World Death toll reaches 79 in Mexico pipeline fire
TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico — People in the town where a gasoline explosion killed at least 79 ...
1/20/19
Politics LI delegation reacts along party lines to Trump plan
Long Island’s congressional delegation reacted along party lines to President Donald Trump's border security plan, ...
1/20/19
Nation Trump offers temporary 'Dreamers' deal for border wall
In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his border wall.
1/19/19
Nation Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A diocese in Kentucky is looking into videos that show youths, possibly ...
1/19/19
World Survivors: Up to 117 migrants missing in capsizing off Libya
ROME — Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off ...
1/19/19