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White House slams Jeffries' dismissal of bill to pay troops as government shutdown enters day 22
The White House slammed Rep. Hakeem Jeffries after he criticized the Shutdown Fairness Act as not addressing the "issues that need to be confronted."
As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans arrived at the White House Tuesday for a display of unity with President Donald Trump.
The project marks a significant change to the White House exterior since former President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the East Wing, which has traditionally housed the first lady and staff, since 1942. It is also an expansion since Trump first announced the prospect of a ballroom in June.
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'Democrat shutdown' will next jeopardize US nuclear stockpile with imminent furloughs: White House
The White House blames Democrats for the shutdown threatening nuclear security as the National Nuclear Security Administration prepares mass furloughs.
The federal government shutdown rolled on to Day 10 on Friday as Donald Trump and congressional Republicans and Democrats still cannot reach a deal.
But as President Donald Trump welcomed Republican senators for lunch in the newly renovated Rose Garden Club — with construction underway on the new White House ballroom — he portrayed a different vision of America as a unified GOP refuses to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds, and the government shutdown drags on.
President Trump on Friday will travel to Asia for his first visit to the region since returning to the White House. The visit comes as the government shutdown hit Day 24 with no end in sight.
A Virginia couple is suing to stop Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom, calling it unlawful and historically reckless.