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Trump re-invited to deliver State of the Union on 5 February
The date is just 10 days before the deadline for lawmakers and the president to agree on a border security package that averts a subsequent government shutdown.
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Shutdown costs pegged at $3 billion as US government reopens
The longest shutdown in US history ended on Friday when Trump and Congress agreed to temporary government funding - without money for his wall.
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Trump doubts lawmakers can reach acceptable border security deal
The president has also said he might declare a national emergency in order to build his border wall. Democrats would likely challenge that in court.
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Trump delays speech, stands firm on wall ahead of shutdown votes
The shutdown is now in its 34th day, with hundreds of thousands of federal workers left unpaid across the country and in US installations abroad.
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US Senate to vote on ending government shutdown, Trump wall impasse
Democrats have said they would not trade a temporary restoration of the immigrants’ protections from deportation in return for a permanent border wall they view as ineffective.
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New York hotels offer free rooms to furloughed US govt workers
The shutdown began on 22 December after President Donald Trump rejected a budget bill because it did not contain funding for the wall he wants to build along the US-Mexico border.
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On Day 28, no sign of end to US partial government shutdown
The Democratic-led House of Representatives has left town for a three-day weekend, returning late on Tuesday.
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Davos assembly faces Brazilian populism and Brexit
US President Donald Trump ruled out a repeat visit, and on Thursday cancelled any representation by US officials at this year's forum.
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Trump grounds House speaker, scraps Davos trip amid shutdown
The mess in the US capital already verged on the surreal as Congress feuds with the White House over how to end an impasse now in its fourth week, with thousands of federal workers left unpaid.
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As shutdown lingers, Pelosi pushes Trump to delay State of Union speech
Pelosi, speaking to reporters, suggested that if Trump would not agree to reschedule the speech until the government reopens, he could deliver it from the Oval Office instead, a setting that would lack the grandeur of a congressional address.
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Shutdown bites economy, US Coast Guard, as talks to end impasse stall
The longest such shutdown in US history dragged into its 25th day with neither US President Donald Trump nor Democratic congressional leaders showing signs of bending on the topic that triggered it - funding for a wall Trump promised to build along the border with Mexico.
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Wife of unpaid federal employee wins $100,000 on lottery
Along with the $100,000, Walls - who lives in Ashburn, a suburban town near Washington - also bagged a Ford Expedition SUV.
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US govt shutdowns since 1976
US government shutdowns since 1976.
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Top Republicans oppose border 'emergency' as shutdown drags on
On Sunday, Trump acknowledged, at least indirectly, the mounting costs of the shutdown.
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US govt shutdown breaks record, with no end in sight
President Trump, holed up in the White House with Congress adjourned for the weekend, warned of a much lengthier impasse and blamed the Democrats.
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[WATCH] Trump warns of death at the border as government workers struggle
US President Donald Trump warns of 'a lot of death' during a border visit as furloughed government workers struggle to live on government shutdown day 20. CNN reports.
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Trump to declare 'crisis' in national address on US-Mexico border
Vice President Mike Pence would not rule out an emergency declaration, telling CBS television it was something President Donald Trump was 'considering.'
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No breakthrough in US shutdown talks
President Donald Trump is demanding $5.6 billion to build a wall along the US border with Mexico.
