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Young voters had low turnout in 2018 midterms
Just 13 percent of voters aged 18 to 29 participated in Tuesday’s election according to exit polls–with 52 percent women, 48 percent men. source
Pelosi wins nomination for House speaker in closed-door caucus meeting
Rep. Nancy Pelosi can only afford to lose 16 votes and still win the gavel. source
Trump speaks out on impeachment: ‘The people would revolt’
President Trump told Reuters he is “not concerned” about impeachment as Democrats prepare to take over the House and Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is…
GOP offers $1.6B in new spending for border security, not wall
Republicans offered an additional $1 billion that President Trump could use as he chose but Democrats rejected it. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS…
Partial government shutdown likely to continue until after Christmas
Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse over funding for President Trump’s wall as hundreds of thousands of federal employees are out of work. source
Trump blasts Democrats as shutdown heads into Day 7
The president has dug in his heels demanding funding for his proposed border wall and attacked Democrats for “not letting Donald Trump and the Republicans…
Government shutdown enters Day 12
Trump vows to keep the government shutdown “as long as it takes” unless he receives $5.6 billion from Congress for the border wall. WATCH THE…
Trumps says he’s considering declaring a national emergency to secure wall funding
The president acknowledged on Friday during a press conference that he would consider granting himself national emergency powers to help get the wall built “for…
A new round of negotiations are expected as the government shutdown enters Day 16
Democrats want specific details about how the money for border security will be spent. source
Trump to visit US-Mexico border as government shutdown continues
President Trump’s visit to the border follows a dramatic scene at the White House where he walked out on talks with Democratic leaders. SUBSCRIBE to…
Signs GOP support is cracking amid government shutdown
At least four moderate Republican senators are signaling they want to reopen the government, with or without funding for the border wall demanded by President…
Longest government shutdown in history hits 22-day mark
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is the third union to sue the Trump administration over the shutdown; some employees may have to pay their…
Congressman denied committee assignments over racially charged comments
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is facing calls for resignation from his own party but he says his comments about white nationalists and white supremacists were…
Majority of Americans blame Trump, GOP for shutdown: Poll
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of the president’s top allies, is now urging him to temporarily reopen the government while Republicans negotiate with Democrats. source
Federal employees turn to food banks, retirement accounts
There are signs that more and more federal employees are withdrawing money from their retirement accounts in so-called hardship withdrawals to make ends meet during…
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