President Donald Trump prepared to address the nation Friday after signs of new progress in talks to reopen government for a matter of weeks.
Although Trump's scheduled appearance was immediately taken as a sign that a deal to reopen the government was at hand, no agreement had been finalized by the time Trump was scheduled to speak at 1:30 pm.
Negotiators were focused on a deal to keep the government open for three weeks, until Feb. 15, allowing broader talks could continue.
Nevertheless, Trump has repeatedly insisted he would only sign legislation to reopen the government if Democrats included $5.7 billion for a border wall. Democrats have refused, and balked at what they termed hostage-taking.
The president has continued to hint at other actions he could try to take unilaterally, including using emergency powers to build a wall. Although this might not withstand a court challenge, it could provide a way for Trump to agree to reopen the government while stating that he was not backing down on the wall – a chief promise of his presidential campaign.
Negotiators in Congress finally began making strides after the defeat of two separate bills to reopen shuttered agencies were defeated in the Senate Friday.
President Donald Trump was to speak on the 35-day government shutdown from the White House Rose Garden
Trump was to speak from the Rose Garden, the White House said. There was no official announcement of a deal, but Senate negotiators had been haggling over a three-week short extension of government funding.
Trump has demanded a 'downpayment' on the border wall but later called for 'pro rated' funding.
CBS News reported that senior administration officials expected Trump to endorse a short-term funding deal. The Hill reported that it could run to 45 days, but there was no talk of a 'big deal' including major immigration changes of the kind being advocated over the weekend.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders didn't hint at the outlines of any deal or mention Trump's coveted border wall in a Friday tweet.
Progress: Movement began after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. finally allowed two bills, one representing Trump's proposal and one that was a clean government funding bill, to come to the floor and fail
TALKING!: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. met Thursday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
CHAOS: A person walks past a board showing departure and arrival times at LaGuardia airport in New York, New York, USA, 25 January 2019. The Federal Aviation Administration officials announced that there was a temporary restriction on flights into and out of the airport today due to staffing issues that were likely linked to continuing partial shutdown of the federal governmentm which is now in its 35th day
A view of an aircraft at a gate at LaGuardia airport in New York, New York, USA, 25 January 2019. The Federal Aviation Administration officials announced that there was a temporary restriction on flights into and out of the airport today due to staffing issues that were likely linked to continuing partial shutdown of the federal governmentm which is now in its 35th day
LETS MAKE A DEAL: Trump has demanded border wall funds to reopen the government. If he were to back down, it would be the second time this week, after agreeing not to deliver a State of the Union speech while the government was shuttered
'The President will make remarks regarding the shutdown in the Rose Garden today at 1:30pm. This will be an open press event,' she wrote.
Trump's statement came after signs of both a bit of legislative movement after a month-long stalemate – and new demonstrations of the power of the partial shutdown to deal an economic blow to the nation while endangering the safety of citizens.
Airport travel chaos swept the northeast coast on Friday after the FAA ordered a brief ground stop on flights bound for LaGuardia Airport and delaying planes at Newark and Philadelphia due to air traffic control staff shortages caused by the government shutdown.
In a quick-fire series of alerts shortly after 10am on Friday, the FAA advised that it had implemented a 'traffic management program' at LaGuardia, one of New York's major hub airports.
The airport, one of the busiest and one Trump knows well.
The president also was to speak just hours after his longtime advisor Roger Stone was indicted on charges of lying to investigators and witness tampering.
In Trump's only earlier Friday communication, he blasted the Mueller probe as a 'witch hunt' and compared it to treatment of Drug Dealers and human traffickers – hinting at the immigration issues that have been on his mind as he fought for a border wall.
The first burst of movement came Thursday after Senate leaders arranged for side-by-side votes on President Trump's plan, which included his demand for $5.7 billion in border wall funding, and a Democratic plan to reopen government without it.
The Democratic plan fared better, and six Republicans including new Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah voted for it. Trump's plan only got 50-47 support, not enough to clear a 60-vote filibuster threshold that was needed.
Immediately afterward, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer – who Trump has mocked as 'Crayin' Chuck' throughout the shutdown – entered the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for talks that have continued.
Negotiators focused on a short-term 'continuing resolution' to get the government open while negotiations continued.
Trump ally Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he spoke to the president about a three-week funding bill. Trump at first said it would contain a 'downpayment' on wall funding, according to the White House. Trump in public remarks later Thursday referenced pro rated wall funding.
Democrats have dug in against the wall, insisting the president first reopen government and then negotiate.
GOP lawmakers turned on party leaders during a weekly caucus meeting on Thursday afternoon.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson exploded to McConnell that it was his fault that the party's strategy to reopen the government was poised to fail.
'Are you suggesting I'm enjoying this?' McConnell responded.
Johnson's spokesman confirmed the angry exchange to The Washington Post.
Other senators were at each other's throats in the closed-door luncheon that preceded two mostly-party line votes in the United States Senate on bills pertaining to the government shutdown.
'Nobody was blaming the president,' Sen. John Cornyn told the Post. 'But there was a lot of frustration expressed about the situation we find ourselves in.'
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Although Trump’s scheduled appearance was immediately taken as a sign that a deal to reopen the government was at hand, no agreement had been f...
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Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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