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  • Trump to Democrats: no immigration talk until government reopened

    01/20/2018 12:49:48 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 52 replies
    al Reuters ^ | JANUARY 20, 2018 / 4:22 AM / UPDATED 25 MINUTES AGO | Richard Cowan, Ginger Gibson
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers took a tough stance on Saturday after the U.S. Congress failed to fund federal agencies, saying they would not negotiate on immigration until Democrats help end the government shutdown. Funding for federal agencies ran out at midnight with no agreement in Congress, meaning the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency began without a fully functioning government. Lawmakers failed to resolve an impasse over Democrats’ demands to include certain measures, including protections for young undocumented immigrants, in any short-term spending legislation. U.S. government workers were told to stay home or, in some...
  • Vanity: No TV for Deployed Troops

    01/20/2018 8:40:32 AM PST · by Vermont Lt · 41 replies
    Me | 1/20/18 | Me
    I received a text from my Son In Law who is deployed in Africa. He sent me a text photo of the TV in the O-Club. All it showed was the logo of AFN...and a statement that said due to the government shut down, AFN will remain off air until the issue is resolved. Now, I know TV is not "essential." But I sure as hell would not want a few thousand troops to miss the Conference Finals later. Talk about a morale suck.