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CNN's Nina Turner Calls Shutdown A 'Hunger Games' Moment
By
Amy Russo
The political commentator slammed President Donald Trump for the shutdown, which she said reminded her of the "Hunger Games" saga.
Meet the Press
POLITICS
Dick Durbin Begged Jim Mattis To Stay To Stop Trump 'From His Worst Impulse'
By
Amy Russo
“I was one of many senators who privately sat down with Gen. Mattis and said, 'Please stay,'" Durbin revealed on "Meet the Press."
Stephane Mahe / Reuters
POLITICS
Twitter Flips For Bob Corker's 'Alert The Daycare Staff' Hashtag For Trump
By
Mary Papenfuss
Many bashed the retiring senator for letting Trump have his way far too often.
Associated Press
POLITICS
White House: Trump Would Accept Less Money For Border Wall
By Darlene Superville, AP
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney placed the offer at between Trump’s $5.7 billion request and $1.3 billion Democrats are offering.
Screen Grab/This Week/ABC
POLITICS
Mick Mulvaney Says DHS Can't 'Spend Money From Mexico' For Border Wall
By
Mary Papenfuss
Mick Mulvaney admits taxpayers would have to cough up the billions of dollars needed to build the president's barrier.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Spent His Weekend Calling Top Bank Execs Post Shutdown
By
David Barden
He released a statement Sunday to assure Americans that there's nothing to worry about. Twitter users aren't buying it.
Fox News Sunday
POLITICS
Mulvaney: Trump's Syria Withdrawal Hated By Officials, But 'Ordinary' People Love It!
By
Hayley Miller
Fox News' Chris Wallace fired back, “I mean, really, we’re going to make this a plebiscite?”
SIPA USA/PA Images
POLITICS
Patrick Shanahan To Become Acting Secretary Of Defense After Jim Mattis' Departure
By
Hayley Miller
and
Igor Bobic
“Patrick has a long list of accomplishments," President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday. "He will be great!"
ABC/Twitter
POLITICS
Mick Mulvaney Says Trump 'Now Realizes' He Can't Fire Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell
By
Hayley Miller
The president reportedly asked his advisers whether he could give Powell the boot in response to a stock market slump.
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
POLITICS
Bob Corker Blasts 'Made Up' Shutdown 'So The President Can Look Like He's Fighting'
By
Igor Bobic
“It’s juvenile. The whole thing is juvenile,” the retiring Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said of Trump's push for a wall.
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POLITICS
Americans Feel Little Sympathy For Unpaid Federal Workers, GOP Strategist Says
By
Amy Russo
Jen Kerns bashed the employees on Twitter, arguing that "American ppl just don’t feel sorry for paper-pusher bureaucrats."
CNN
POLITICS
GOP Congressman Blasts Trump For 'Toddler Logic' On Shutdown
By
Amy Russo
“In the land of common sense ― we’re not in it right now, and the shutdown is because the president wanted a shutdown," Rep. Ryan Costello said.
Joshua Roberts / Reuters
POLITICS
Trump Calls Envoy Brett McGurk's Resignation A 'Nothing Event' By A 'Grandstander'
By
Mary Papenfuss
McGurk told colleagues he couldn't carry out president's orders in Syria and "maintain my integrity."
SIPA USA/PA Images
POLITICS
Lindsey Graham Doubles Down On Wall Funding: 'We're Not Going To Give In'
By
Amy Russo
The GOP senator vowed to put up a fight for border wall money.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dares Congress To Halt Congressional Pay During Shutdowns
By
Carla Herreria
Members of Congress on both sides have also asked to abandon their salaries during the shutdown.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Trump's Skipping Mar-a-Lago Holiday Over Shutdown; Twitter Not Busted Up About It
By
Mary Papenfuss
He's "working hard" instead at the White House, Trump tweets.
Associated Press
POLITICS
Asked Who 'Gets Fired' In An Obama Shutdown, Trump Told Fox News: The President
By
Mary Papenfuss
"It always has to be the top, and the president's the leader," he said on "Fox & Friends."
GETTY EDITORIAL
POLITICS
Rep. Ted Lieu Slams Trump: 'We Are Not Going To Build This Stupid Vanity Wall'
By
David Barden
The Democratic lawmaker described the partial government shutdown as a "failure of Republican leadership."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Trump Christmas Shutdown To Last At Least 5 Days — Unless He Caves First
By
S.V. Date
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators they don't need to come back until Thursday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
U.S. Envoy To Anti-ISIS Coalition Brett McGurk Quits Over Trump's Syria Move
He accelerated his plan to leave by around two months after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced his own departure.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Celebrities And Lawmakers Flood Twitter With #TrumpResign Tweets
By
Lee Moran
"I've been saying for a long time that the one honorable thing Trump could do would be to put down his cell phone and go peacefully into the dark."
COMEDY
Jimmy Fallon Counts Down Donald Trump's 5 Weirdest Moments Of 2018
By
Lee Moran
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has a guest cameo.
ABC News Videos
POLITICS
Schumer And Pelosi Chide Trump For Triggering Shutdown With 'Temper Tantrum'
By
Amy Russo
In a statement released overnight, both lawmakers slammed Trump for the "destructive" shutdown motivated by his fight for border wall money.
Yahoo View
POLITICS
Audiences Love To Boo Trump Footage At Broadway Hit 'Network'
By
Mary Papenfuss
Obama is applauded in filmed series of presidents taking oath of office at the end of the play.
Bloomberg via Getty Images
POLITICS
Lindsey Graham Praises Trump Over Shutdown: 'Glad He Picked This Fight'
By
Amy Russo
"If we do not stand up now to make sure we get more money for the wall, we’ll never get any more next year," the senator argued.
ENTERTAINMENT
Stephen King Bashes Donald Trump With 'Twilight Zone' Character Comparison
By
Lee Moran
"Republicans kowtow to him, because he might throw a tantrum and send them away into the cornfield if they don't."
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