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posted onJanuary 26, 2019
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Michael A. Cohen President Trump made a deal to end the shutdown, but plutocrats have made it clear forever what they think of the American worker.  SCOT LEHIGH After an ill-considered government shutdown, the president caved in.  The longtime confidant of President Trump was arraigned Friday on seven counts, including obstruction, making false statements, and witness tampering.  President Trump famously declared that in his administration the nation would become tired of all the winning.

Six GOP senators vote to end shutdown without wall funding | TheHill

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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Six Republican senators crossed the aisle on Thursday to vote with Democrats and advance a stopgap measure that would end the partial government shutdown without additional funding for MORE's proposed border wall. GOP Sens. MORE (Utah) voted to advance the continuing resolution, which would have fully reopened the government and funded it through Feb.

Pelosi rejects Trump’s wall ‘down payment’ proposal | TheHill

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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Speaker down payment” on a border wall as a condition to reopen the government. Walking off the House floor, Pelosi said the proposal is "not a reasonable" one. Moments earlier, Trump told reporters at the White House that he had a number of “alternatives” for reopening the government with funding for his border wall.

White House says no short-term funding bill without 'down payment' on wall | TheHill

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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MORE said Thursday he would accept a stopgap spending bill to reopen the government but only if it contains a “down payment” for his long-desired border wall, hinting at a possible deal to end the record-long shutdown. Trump told reporters at the White House he would consider legislation with a “prorated down payment for the wall” but did not specify a dollar amount. “If they come to a reasonable agreement I would support it, yes,” Trump said when asked about talks between Senate leaders. The comments, which came shortly after the Senate rejected two separate funding

GOP senators read Pence riot act before shutdown votes | TheHill

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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Frustrated GOP senators read Vice President Pence the riot act at a closed-door meeting Thursday, telling him the partial government shutdown needs to end soon, according to lawmakers in the room. Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader MORE that he needs to resolve the crisis as soon as possible. Lawmakers vented their irritation to Pence shortly before six GOP senators defected to vote for a

Senate rejects two measures to end shutdown | TheHill

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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Senate Republicans blocked a stopgap measure to end the partial shutdown on Thursday, the second of two failed efforts to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Senators voted 52-44 on the legislation, falling short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a filibuster. GOP Sens. MORE (Utah) broke rank and voted to advance the stopgap bill, which would have reopened the quarter of the government currently shuttered and funded it through Feb.

Anna Paulina: Democrats Turn a Blind Eye to Modern-Day Slavery

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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“You have people like Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful women in politics rights now,” said Paulina to Breitbart News in Los Angeles at Candace Owens’ first Blexit event, “saying that she cares about children — that she cares about Hispanics.” “Yet [Pelosi] is ignoring the stats that the State Department put out, she’s ignoring the fact that there is literally slavery of women and children,” continued Paulina, “These children — they are

Anna Paulina: Democrats Turn a Blind Eye to Modern-Day Slavery

posted onJanuary 25, 2019
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“You have people like Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful women in politics rights now,” said Paulina to Breitbart News in Los Angeles at Candace Owens’ first Blexit event, “saying that she cares about children — that she cares about Hispanics.” “Yet [Pelosi] is ignoring the stats that the State Department put out, she’s ignoring the fact that there is literally slavery of women and children,” continued Paulina, “These children — they are