Arnie Seipel
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Congressional leaders took seven months to negotiate the $900 billion package, which was passed with overwhelming majorities that could overturn a presidential veto.
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President Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, according to the Times,which also says he's fighting an IRS audit that could cost him over $100 million.
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The House speaker made the announcement Thursday morning at the Capitol, a day after the first hearing by the panel that would draft those articles. Republicans said the move "weakened this nation."
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President Trump announced the secretary's departure amid a 10-year high in illegal border crossings. The two reportedly clashed as Nielsen was unable to stop flows of migrants entering the U.S.
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Saturday marks Day 22 of the partial federal government shutdown, stretching past the 21 days in 1995-96. Many federal workers missed their first paycheck on Friday.
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The embattled Supreme Court nominee published an op-ed on the Wall Street Journal website Thursday evening while key GOP senators whose votes will be decisive continued to weigh their decision.
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The president is meeting with students and teachers about school safety this week. The White House says he supports improving background checks, but the issue has languished after past shootings.
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It's not yet clear that there is enough support to restore government funding. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid out plans to consider immigration legislation in coming weeks if the shutdown ends.
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The president is marking the first anniversary of his inauguration with a government shutdown. Lawmakers are back at the Capitol trying to break the impasse — and playing the political blame game.
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The spending bill keeps the government open until mid-January and extends funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Fights over immigration and disaster funding will come in the new year.