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Donald Trump caves in, says will reopen US Govt till 15 February and he doesn't get any money for border wall
Fp Staff •US president Donald Trump who dragged 800,000 government workers through a 35 day shutdown and bragged that he would not "cave" finally did, re-opening the government for a temporary 3 week period as public opinion against him has risen to an all time high.
'The stress is getting to everyone': US Govt shutdown pushes US air travel system to the brink; safety fears spiral
•The strain of a 34-day partial government shutdown is weighing on America's air-travel system, both the federal workers who make it go and the airlines that depend on them.
'The Govt is closed': Nancy Pelosi denies Donald Trump access to US Congress for State of the Union address
•US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she will not authorize a State of the Union address in the House chamber during the government shutdown, rejecting plans by President Donald Trump to deliver the speech next week in front of a joint session of Congress.
Donald Trump issues high stakes dare to Democrats, plans to deliver State of the Union next week 'on location'
•US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he intends to deliver his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress next week, dismissing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's argument that adequate security can't be provided during the partial government shutdown.
US govt partial shutdown: FBI agents claim lack of funds negatively impacting investigations, prosecutions
•FBI agents complained that the US government shutdown is preventing them from paying informants, hindering narcotics busts and renewing security clearances
US Senate to vote Thursday on two proposals to end shutdown; Chuck Schumer urges Republicans to sign on 'stop-gap' bill
•Each proposal would require 60 votes to advance in the 100-member body, a high threshold, given the current level of partisan rancor over who is to blame for the shutdown.
It's an end of everything, say federal workers, turn to food banks as US govt shutdown crosses one-month mark
•A month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been lining up in Brooklyn for basics. Customs, tax and emergency management officials are all among the crowd, having gone unemployed since 22 December.
Lady Gaga slams Donald Trump, Mike Pence for ongoing federal government shutdown during Las Vegas performance
•Lady Gaga stopped her performance midway to criticise US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for the ongoing government shutdown.
Donald Trump offers ‘Dreamers’ deal in bid to end shutdown; Democrats reject proposal as non-starter
•In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, US president Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the US illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall.
Donald Trump postpones Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Afghanistan, Brussels; says ‘excursion to be rescheduled’ after govt shutdown
•US president Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to meet military officials and troops in Afghanistan and Brussels, saying she was needed in Washington DC for negotiations to end the partial government shutdown.