| Discussion Thread: Partial U.S. Government Shutdown - Day 1 - 12/22/2018 Posted: 22 Dec 2018 06:06 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government. submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
| Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread Posted: 22 Dec 2018 08:45 AM PST It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons! Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work. submitted by /u/optimalg [link] [comments] |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg Voted From Hospital To Block Trump Asylum Restrictions Posted: 22 Dec 2018 06:07 AM PST |
| Trump shuts down government in fight over wall he promised Mexico would fund - This is the third shutdown of 2018. Posted: 22 Dec 2018 04:29 AM PST |
| Russians launched pro-Jill Stein social media blitz to help Trump win election, reports say Posted: 22 Dec 2018 04:25 AM PST |
| Celebrities And Lawmakers Flood Twitter With #TrumpResign Tweets Posted: 22 Dec 2018 05:49 AM PST |
| Why did Trump lift sanctions on companies of top Russian oligarch caught up in Mueller probe? Posted: 22 Dec 2018 05:06 AM PST |
| Trump reportedly wants to fire the Fed chair, a move that could wreak havoc on the financial markets Posted: 22 Dec 2018 05:32 AM PST |
| A Trump-approved government shutdown is a fitting end to Paul Ryan's disappointing, hypocritical tenure Posted: 22 Dec 2018 02:27 AM PST |
| The GOP Ends Its One-Party Rule In Shambles Posted: 22 Dec 2018 03:33 AM PST |
| Brett McGurk, top U.S. envoy in ISIS fight, resigns Posted: 22 Dec 2018 08:05 AM PST |
| US envoy quits over Trump Syria pullout Posted: 22 Dec 2018 08:27 AM PST |
| It’s Been a Year Since Trump Enacted Sweeping Tax Cuts. Rich People Won. - The GOP said its tax bill would help the middle class. But the rich have reaped the biggest benefits. Posted: 22 Dec 2018 05:53 AM PST |
| Checks sent to border wall GoFundMe will be picked up in Castle Rock by unnamed “business associates” of Florida fundraiser Posted: 22 Dec 2018 06:06 AM PST |
| North Carolina Election Fraud Is A Crime. So Treat It That Way. Posted: 22 Dec 2018 08:06 AM PST |
| ‘Chaos president’ isolates himself with plays to base: Analysis Posted: 22 Dec 2018 07:16 AM PST |
| You Can't Serve Both Trump and America Posted: 22 Dec 2018 03:04 AM PST |
| Dem senator vows to donate salary for each day of government shutdown Posted: 22 Dec 2018 06:29 AM PST |
| From her hospital bed, Ruth Bader Ginsburg casts decisive vote on immigrants seeking asylum Posted: 22 Dec 2018 07:43 AM PST |
| House Republicans Called Emergency Meeting On Cheese As Shutdown Approached Posted: 22 Dec 2018 04:47 AM PST |
| Trump Once Pushed for “Big, Beautiful Wall,” Now Tweets Crude Image of Steel Slats With Spikes Posted: 22 Dec 2018 06:45 AM PST |
| Fox News' Shepard Smith Stunned Trump is Doing Vladimir Putin's 'Bidding' on Syria Posted: 21 Dec 2018 06:39 PM PST |
| Trump learned nothing from the midterms. Exhibit A: the shutdown. Posted: 22 Dec 2018 05:24 AM PST |
| 'You know what? It's yours': Trump reportedly threw his hands up on Syria during phone call with the Turkish president Posted: 21 Dec 2018 09:58 PM PST |
| US envoy for anti-ISIL coalition McGurk resigns: reports. US media report Brett McGurk has quit over his disagreement with Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria. Posted: 22 Dec 2018 08:50 AM PST |
| Even Gun Rights Groups Think Matthew Whitaker’s Appointment Is Illegal Posted: 22 Dec 2018 06:15 AM PST |
| ‘Refused to Recuse’: Ethics Watchdog Demands Immediate Investigation of Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Posted: 21 Dec 2018 07:09 PM PST |
