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close New poll: Most voters say President Trump is responsible for the partial government shutdown Laura Ingraham, the host of Fox News’ "The Ingraham Angle," called out President Trump for delaying his State of the Union address until after the partial government shutdown is over. She called Trump's move a "bad decision" and said that she would give a series of three speeches as an alternative. She said she’d give the first speech in Detroit, the second at the border and a third at Ellis Island. "Bad decision by @potus," she tweeted. "Go to America and give the nation a...

With Congress still not on board his border wall plans, President Trump said Saturday that it’s a “good time to do a shutdown,” suggesting he will refuse to accept any appropriations bills that don’t include the $5 billion he’s asking for. He did say he doesn’t think one will happen because “Democrats will come to their senses” on the issue. And he said he’s ready to keep the troops he deployed to the border as long as necessary. “We’re talking about border wall, we’re talking about quite a big sum of money, about $5 billion,” he told reporters at the...