Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon pleads not guilty over border wall scheme
The former White House official was pulled off a yacht and arrested hours before his court appearance.
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The former White House official was pulled off a yacht and arrested hours before his court appearance.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced the ruling.
Trump has ratcheted up his hard-line immigration rhetoric in recent weeks.
The case could work its way to the Supreme Court for a showdown on the separation of powers.
The US president’s wall is far from a sure thing even now.
The move will allow him to spend more money to erect barriers on the US-Mexico border.
The deal offers nearly $1.4 billion (€1.2 billion) for construction of the wall as well as additional border security measures.
Trump hinted in remarks at a White House meeting on cross-border trafficking.
Meanwhile, The White House has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for US President Donald Trump’s border wall.
The new policy is aimed at deterring illegal immigration, the Trump administration has said.
The move signals doubts about the controversial wall within the president’s party.
No end in sight as federal workers prepare for fourth week of US government shutdown.
The shutdown has entered its 22nd day – eclipsing a 21-day shutdown under Bill Clinton.
Trump tweeted that he wasn’t making progress in his talks with Democrats so said “bye bye”.
It’s all about money, and a wall.
Many people have questioned if the wall is necessary or will ever be completed.
Trump has also pledged a “prudent” US withdrawal of troops of Syria.
An impasse with lawmakers over Trump’s demand for billions of dollars to pay for a border wall has shut 25% of the government since 22 December.
The White House has accused Democrats of refusing to compromise over the wall along the US border with Mexico.
Trump threatened to shut down the government if the border wall is not paid for.
“The Statue of Liberty under the Trump policy is not carrying a torch, it’s carrying a pair of handcuffs,” one senator said.
Several protests are being planned.
The White House’s latest proposals have been criticised for “using the lives of young people as bargaining chips”.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi said they had a “very productive” dinner meeting with Trump.
The designs were presented to reporters yesterday.
Trump insists ‘his’ idea would work – but experts aren’t so sure.
‘Pretty good imagination, right? My idea!,’ the US President said.
The 309-118 vote sends the bill to the Senate in time for them to act to avert a government shutdown.
It looks like Trump’s plans to build the Mexican border wall will be shelved for the moment.
The US President insists that the wall will be built, however.
A senior Democrat thinks the President has thrown a “monkey wrench” into talks. What happens next?
The White House is prepared to make concessions to the Democrats in order to get funding for the Mexican border wall.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says the numbers are “no accident”
White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the visit was symbolic of the meaningful relationship the two countries have.
Maybe, but it’s expensive.
“I’m very good at this, it’s called construction,” he tells CBS.