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Friday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told reporters the Trump administration could have “absolutely” handled the current government shutdown better. Rubio said, “Could the White House have handled this better? Absolutely. I wish they had. I’m not sure it would have

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke about the government shutdown Friday with CBS’s “This Morning,” calling on Democrats to “sit down and negotiate something they actually support.” Sanders accused House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of only looking out for her

Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” American Urban Radio Network’s White House correspondent April Ryan accused President Donald Trump of “pulling down the economy.” Ryan charged Trump was to blame given the current government shutdown. Ryan said, “The average shutdown typically lasts

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Ryan Costello (R-PA) stated that he doesn’t envision a situation “where Democrats are willing to give any more additional border security money beyond 1.3 billion.” Costello said, “I think it will be weeks,

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) stated that “at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long-term shutdown.” Meadows said, “Well, obviously, over the last 24, 48

Wednesday night on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel said it was “shameful” that Democratic lawmakers have never supported the men and woman who work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. McDaniel said, “The ICE

Thursday on MSNBC, former Republican adviser Rick Tyler said Democrats have no reason to concede to President Donald Trump on the government shu

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said he believes the government shutdown will last at least a couple more weeks. Biggs said, “Well, since the president’s holding firm, and the Democrats have

Wednesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said President Donald Trump was “very firm in his resolve” for wall funding on the U.S.-Mexico border before he will end the government shutdown. Meadows said, “I can tell

President Donald Trump’s fight with Senate Democrats over border wall funding partially shut down the government and left many Americans wondering what happens during a partial government shutdown.

The government office overseeing the nation’s food stamp program will slim down 95 percent of its operations by the fifth day of the government shutdown, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documents outlining shutdown contingency plans.

During Wednesday’s “New Day” on CNN, journalist Bob Woodward commented on the ongoing partial government shutdown along with Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis’ departure, calling what is going on right now in the White House a “governing crisis.” “It’s

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) stated that negotiations to end the government shutdown are stuck in place. Because House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) bid to be speaker is in jeopardy and “her

President Donald Trump claims he has awarded a contract to construct 115 miles of border wall in Texas as a partial government shutdown over the U.S.-Mexico border wall extends into Christmas Eve.

“I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp stated that the White House’s goal is to “get somewhere between 1.6 and 5 billion” in border wall funding and it

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former interim Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile described President Donald Trump unraveling.” During a panel discussion about the recent stock market losses, government shutdown and resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis, Brazile said, “Let me say this,

Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, spoke with Breitbart News about the situation surrounding the border wall funding during Turning Point USA’s 2018 Student Action Summit.

The Clinton Presidential Center announced Saturday that most operations at the center will remain closed throughout the duration of the partial government shutdown.

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said President Donald Trump had “no path” to get $5 billion in funding wanted to begin wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border. Coons said, “There is frankly no path toward his getting $5

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Office of Management and Budget director and incoming Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the partial government shutdown would likely extend into the new year. Mulvaney said, “It’s very possible

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said under President Donald Trump said “almost every important area” in the United States was “confronting crisis” of some sort. Panetta said, “I’ve been in

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said President Donald Trump causing a government shutdown over funding for a wall on the U.S. Mexico border is “juvenile.” Corker said, “This is a purposely contrived fight over,

While speaking on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that the Senate will reconvene for its next scheduled session on Thursday, December 27th. McConnell said, “So, Mr. President, here’s where we are. The Senate

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that President Trump “doesn’t have the votes” for a border wall and that isn’t going to change. Hoyer said, “[I]t ought to be

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senate Appropriations Committee member James Lankford (R-OK) stated that the government shutdown “should be short-lived.” Lankford said, “I think it should be short-lived. I don’t think we’re that far

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that the decision over a government shutdown ultimately comes down to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). McCarthy said, “[T]he House did pass a

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that he isn’t going to support funding for a border wall and argued that a wall “just fans Trump’s illusions,” and is a bad idea. Sanders said, “I think that

Friday on Huntsville, AL radio WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) said President Donald Trump could have gotten funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in March instead of “playing political football with people’s lives,” referring to

During a speech on the Senate floor on Friday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that President Trump’s border wall “does not have 60 votes here in the Senate, let alone 50 votes.” Schumer said, “As we said to President

Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said it would be “bullshit” if President Donald Trump attempted to blame Democrats for a government shutdown. Discussing the deal to keep the government open until February, Hirono said, “Of course, the Senate

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that the continuing resolution passed by the House that contains $5 billion in wall funding will not pass the Senate and placed the odds of a government

During a press conference on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared that President Trump’s “temper tantrum” could lead to a government shutdown, but “it will not get him his wall.” Schumer said, “Now, today’s events have made one

During a press conference on Thursday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that President Trump “is doing everything that he can to shut the government down. You have to ask the question, why?” Pelosi said, “The president is doing everything

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich President Donald Trump is “hardly caving in” if he accepts a one or two-week extension to avoid a government shutdown over Christmas. Gingrich explained while Democrats may be winning

About a fourth of the federal government is barreling toward another partial shutdown at the end of this week with no solution for border wall funding in reach, and leaders of the Republican and Democrat parties at a standstill just days away from the deadline.