January 17, 2019 Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for foreign trip, after call for State of the Union delay President Trump on Thursday abruptly denied military aircraft to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a foreign trip just minutes before the congressional delegation was set to depart, in a stunning decision that followed her call to delay the State of the Union address amid the government shutdown.
January 17, 2019 Air traffic controllers say they are caught in middle of shutdown battle: 'Safety is not a partisan issue' About 10,000 air traffic controllers continue to work in airports across the country without pay. It’s an inherently stressful job. Even before the shutdown, staffing levels at air traffic control towers have been at a 30-year low, meaning people are often working eight- to 10-hour shifts, sometimes six days a week.
January 17, 2019 Trump's grounding of Pelosi's plane sparks political outcry: ‘One sophomoric response does not deserve another’ President Trump’s decision Thursday to deny House Speaker Nancy Pelosi military aircraft for an overseas trip drew sharp reactions from both Democrats and Republicans.
January 17, 2019 Read Trump's letter to Pelosi postponing her foreign trip amid government shutdown President Trump on Thursday denied military aircraft to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a foreign trip just minutes before the congressional delegation was set to depart.
January 17, 2019 Chaos on House floor as Dems hold hasty vote to end shutdown, Republicans demand redo Republicans on Thursday accused House Democrats of trying to pull a fast one with a hasty vote to end the partial shutdown.
January 17, 2019 State Department recalls most furloughed employees amid shutdown; makes additional funding available for salaries The State Department announced Thursday that it has found funding to recall most of its furloughed employees who have gone without pay since the start of the government shutdown last month.
January 17, 2019 Government shutdowns close agencies, furlough employees because of Democratic attorney general's 1980 opinion It was Benjamin Civiletti, then the Democratic attorney general for President Carter, who decided that agencies effectively be shuttered and not spend money during times of “lapsed appropriations” in April 1980.
January 17, 2019 Shutdown standoff: Pelosi renews call to delay State of the Union, Trump says Dems 'hijacked' by 'fringe' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi renewed her call Thursday to delay the State of the Union address, saying the date is not “sacred” and President Trump should wait to deliver his message to the nation until the partial government shutdown ends.
January 17, 2019 Freshmen Dems stumble in quest to confront McConnell on shutdown Freshmen Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attempted to confront Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in-person over government shutdown and hand-deliver a letter urging him to cave and vote to reopen the government without securing the funding to the border wall.
January 17, 2019 John Stossel: Government shutdown lessons -- We could take a chainsaw to so much of government This government shutdown is now longer than any in history. During shutdowns, government tells “nonessential workers” not to come to work. But if they’re nonessential, then why do we pay 400,000 of them?