Republican Describes Donald Trump's Handling Of The Shutdown As Total Chaos | The Last Word | MSNBC

Nancy Pelosi and Democrats held their position today- a firm no to the wall- while Donald Trump went to the Capitol to implore Republican lawmakers to hold his position to continue the shutdown. Lawrence discusses with Sam Stein, John Heilemann and Charlie Sykes.

Schumer: Trump Walked Out of Meeting after Pelosi Said No to Border Wall

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talk to reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump about a deal to end the partial shutdown of the federal government. Schumer told reporters that President Donald Trump walked out of the meeting after Pelosi said she wouldn't support funding a border wall.

Trump Officials Get Massive Raises As Government Shutdown Continues

Federal workers aren’t getting raises in 2019, thanks to an executive order by Donald Trump. 800,000 federal workers are currently not being paid thanks to the government shutdown. But the people in Trump’s cabinet, including Vice President Mike Pence, are getting raises of up to $13,000 starting today for no apparent reason other than they can. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses what’s happening to our federal government.

US Government Shutdown: Senate Fails to Reach Immigration Deal

The anniversary of President Trump's inauguration has been marked by a government shutdown, after the Senate failed to agree on a spending bill. It will try again early on Monday to vote for a deal, with immigration the main sticking point. Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the deadlock, but public appears to be focusing on the president - with #trumpshutdown trending on social media. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC.

US Government Shutdown: Who's to Blame? | Inside Story

Who's to blame for the US government shut down? Donald Trump's first year anniversary as US President will certainly go down in history.

It was the day the government shut down after Congress failed to back a bill to fund federal agencies. Hundreds of thousands of government workers are affected. Some will stay home because their offices will be closed. Others will work without pay.

Republicans and Democrats blame each other for not reaching a last minute deal. Talks broke down over issues related to immigrants and border security. So, what will happen next? And what does it mean for Trump's administration?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra | Guests: Oliver McGee, former Assistant Transportation Secretary under President Clinton; Inderjeet Parmar, chairman of the Obama Research Network at City, University of London; Richard Johnson, lecturer in US politics and international relations at Lancaster University

US Shutdown: Senate Reaches Fiscal Deal

Harry Reid

BBC: Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate have struck a cross-party deal to end a partial government shutdown and raise the US debt limit.

Their bill must also pass the House, where a small group of Republicans are expected to join Democrats to send the bill to President Barack Obama.

The bill extends the federal borrowing limit until 7 February and funds the government to 15 January.

It comes just a day before the deadline to raise the $16.7tn (£10.5tn) limit. (+ videos) » | Wednesday, October 14, 2013

America Faces 'Financial Armageddon', Says Kenneth Rogoff

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Former IMF chief economist compares President Barack Obama’s position to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis

America faces “constitutional breakdown” or “financial armageddon,” one of the country’s leading economists has warned, as talks to end the political stand-off in Washington fell apart.

Professor Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, compared President Barack Obama’s position to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, when the Kennedy administration refused to negotiate with Cuba and the Soviet Union despite the threat of potential nuclear destruction.

“It's very hard to see a silver lining to this. It's a constitutional breakdown [but] threatening financial armageddon is blackmail," Mr Rogoff, who is now a professor of economics and public policy at Harvard, told the Telegraph.

“President Obama should push them [the Republicans] to the brink. This has implications beyond the moment. There is a danger of weakening the presidency on a long-term basis.” » | Katherine Rushton, US Business Editor | Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Lagarde Tells US Lawmakers They Risk Tipping World into Recession

Christine Lagarde, Head of the IMF

THE INDEPENDENT: Stark warning from IMF chief comes as search for deal to extend debt ceiling shifts to Senate

American politicians risk causing a “massive disruption the world over” that could tip the global economy into another recession if politics gets in the way of raising the country’s debt ceiling and the ongoing government shutdown remains unresolved, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, warned today as the US Senate became the focus of talks to end the budgetary deadlock in Washington.

The stark assessment by Ms Lagarde, a former French Finance Minister, came after news that talks between the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, and President Barack Obama had broken down, putting the onus on the Senate leadership to craft a bipartisan pact to avert what experts predict would be financial catastrophe. » | Nikhil Kumar | New York | Sunday, October 13, 2013

On Brink of Disaster? Budget Bicker Blows Up US 'Exceptional' Democratic Image

President Obama has refused to discuss the budget with Republicans until Congress reopens the government and raises the debt ceiling. That's after eight days of a federal halt and just over a week to go until the US runs out of cash and defaults on its debts. And as RT's Marina Portnaya reports, America's partisan politics are pushing the nation and the global economy to the brink of disaster.

Fox News Exclusive: Mitt Romney on How He Would Re-open the Government

Former presidential candidate says Obama should engage in the 'job of governing'

Barack Obama Implores Republicans to End Government Shutdown

During his weekly video address, Barack Obama criticises the Republicans' role in bringing about the government shutdown. He reads letters from people who have been affected by the loss of government services, which have been closed for five days on Saturday. Both Democrats and Republicans have refused to budge on their positions to bring the shutdown to an end

Is Obama Really the One on an 'Ideological Crusade'?

Both sides are far apart in the partial suspension of government services, and the president may not be helping but vowing not to negotiate

Shutdown lähmt US-Aussenpolitik

Der Präsident sagt eine Reise ab, die Tore vieler Nationalparks bleiben geschlossen und die neuen US-Arbeitsmarktdaten werden verspätet veröffentlicht. Nun wirkt sich der Verwaltungsstillstand nach dem shutdown auch zunehmend auf die Aussenpolitik Washingtons aus. Mit gravierenden Folgen.

Shutdown Spectacle: 'America Is Already Politically Bankrupt'

SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: As the United States government shutdown enters its second day, Washington is the target of both ridicule and concern overseas. German commentators describe the situation as a "specifically American problem" with far-reaching consequences.

The illustration on the cover of German business daily Handelsblatt on Wednesday morning fairly well encapsulates the way the US federal government shutdown is being perceived across the Atlantic. The Statue of Liberty stands bound in chains, her torch hand hanging listlessly by her side. Across it reads the headline: "The Blocked World Power."

Many Germans have found it hard to understand American lawmakers' inability to resolve their budget disagreements in time to prevent a shutdown of all nonessential government services, which went into effect at midnight on Monday night. "What Washington currently offers up is a spectacle, but one in which the spectators feel more like crying," writes the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. » | Charly Wilder | Wednesday, October 02, 2013