US Government Shutdown

[Jaysen]

For those in on a Saturday night, Trump is about to make a "major announcement" on on “the humanitarian crisis on our southern border” and the partial government shutdown. For context, this is the longest government shutdown in US history.

You can watch it here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

 

[Eva]

Just in - Trump offers to extend protections for the undocumented immigrants, including the "Dreamers" under the DACA programme, in exchange of the Democrats agreeing to funding the border deal so as to end the US government shutdown. Find out more at: https://www.ft.com/content/853fbc7e-1a6e-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21 or https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46935595

What a deal.

 

[Jaysen]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement: "Unfortunately, initial reports make clear that his proposal is a compilation of several previously rejected initiatives, each of which is unacceptable and in total, do not represent a good faith effort to restore certainty to people's lives."

 

[Jaysen]

Trump announces deal to lift shutdown: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-47007081