Trump to wait until after shutdown to make State of Union address

Trump to wait until after shutdown to make State of Union address

The power struggle between US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reached new heights with Pelosi announcing she will block Trump from delivering a key speech to Congress.

  • byMatthew Knott

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Trump prepares two versions of State of the Union address as shutdown tensions escalate

Trump prepares two versions of State of the Union address as shutdown tensions escalate

"Nancy Pelosi does not dictate to the President when he will or will not have a conversation with the American people,"a White House spokesman,Hogan Gidley,said Tuesday on Fox News.

  • bySeung Min Kim
Senate to vote on ending government shutdown,Trump wall impasse

Senate to vote on ending government shutdown,Trump wall impasse

The Senate action could set the stage for the type of bipartisan negotiating that will be necessary to end the longest shutdown in US history.

  • byJeff Mason&Richard Cowan
Lady Gaga slams Mike Pence as'worst representation of a Christian'

Lady Gaga slams Mike Pence as'worst representation of a Christian'

The singer also took aim at Pence's wife's new teaching position at a private school that bans LGBTQ employees,students and the children of gay parents.

'Would you like to speak to the President?'

'Would you like to speak to the President?'

Being asked if he would like to speak to the President of the United States was about the last question a reporter expected from a stranger in Paris.

  • byDan Balz
'He hasn't changed at all':In business and governing,Donald Trump seeks victory in chaos

'He hasn't changed at all':In business and governing,Donald Trump seeks victory in chaos

For people who have done business with the President,the fight over the shutdown reflects a time-tested playbook.

  • byRuss Buettner&Maggie Haberman
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Mike Pence likens Donald Trump to Martin Luther King jnr in border wall stalemate

Mike Pence likens Donald Trump to Martin Luther King jnr in border wall stalemate

Vice President Mike Pence quoted from King's"I Have a Dream"speech as he defended Trump's latest pitch to secure funding for a barrier along the US border.

  • byKristine Phillips
Pelosi is winning battle with Trump because she's better at her job

Pelosi is winning battle with Trump because she's better at her job

Nancy Pelosi is winning her showdown with President Donald Trump for one simple reason:She knows how to do her job better than he knows how to do his.

  • byDoyle McManus
'We are at impeachment':Trump hit by most damaging story of his presidency

'We are at impeachment':Trump hit by most damaging story of his presidency

The Trump administration has been rocked by reports that the President instructed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about his business dealings in Russia.

  • byMatthew Knott