Al Weaver

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While Sen. Rand Paul said throughout the night that he didn't want to shut the government down, it was cemented when the Senate was called into recess during the 11 p.m. hour until 12:01 a.m. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘A colossal waste of everyone’s time’: Senators strike bipartisan chord as Rand Paul forces shutdown

Al Weaver · February 9, 2018 7:50 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., staged a record-breaking speech in order to pressure Republicans into allowing a vote on protecting DACA recipients. But even as Democratic leaders like her plan to vote against the budget measure, she isn't actively pushing her fellow Democrats to vote against it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Democrats leave caucus meeting deeply divided on spending bill

laura-barronlopez, Al Weaver · February 9, 2018 2:17 am

In a "Dear Colleague" letter to the Democratic caucus, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged members to oppose the bill, which will also reflect a two-year budget deal reached by Senate Republicans and Democrats. Pelosi said this was because House Republican leaders have not promised any process in the House for creating a legislative fix for DACA recipients. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pelosi encourages members to vote for a government shutdown

Al Weaver · February 8, 2018 7:56 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to the media, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Nancy Pelosi: Budget deal a ‘good bill,’ but won’t support without DACA vote promise

Al Weaver · February 8, 2018 3:32 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the House Democratic Issues Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Biden to House Democrats: ‘You’re going to win back the House’

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 11:33 pm

"As her colleagues openly grumble that she's a liability for 2018 and she continues to be the most unpopular politician in the country, I can only say one thing: go, Nancy, go," Matt Gorman, a spokesman at the NRCC said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Republicans applaud Nancy Pelosi’s filibuster: ‘Go Nancy, go’

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 7:31 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. said, "President Trump has surrendered his constitutional responsibility as commander in chief by releasing highly classified and distorted intelligence." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Nancy Pelosi won’t support budget caps agreement, insists on DACA fix

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 3:50 pm

White House chief of staff John Kelly has said only 690,000 Dreamers signed up for the program because the others were "too lazy to get off their ass." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats confront John Kelly over ‘lazy’ Dreamers remark at immigration meeting

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 2:31 am

A spokeswoman for the House Democratic conference announced Tuesday that they would hold their retreat in the Capitol rather than in Maryland, saying that the agenda for the retreat remains, and the speakers lined up for the event will still speak to Democrats in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Dems cancel Maryland retreat, will stay in DC to deal with spending crunch

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 1:21 am

"This is not as clean a memo as the first one," White House chief of staff John Kelly told reporters after a meeting on Capitol Hill. "This is a different memo than the first one, it's lengthier ... But again, where the first one was very clean relative to sources and methods, my initial cut is this one is a lot less clean." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

John Kelly hints White House may redact Democratic memo before its release

Al Weaver · February 7, 2018 1:06 am

"Speaks for itself," Chuck Schumer told reporters at a Senate Democratic press conference. "We had one Trump shutdown, nobody wants another maybe except him." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Schumer: Trump government shutdown threat ‘speaks for itself’

Al Weaver · February 6, 2018 8:11 pm

"Frankly, I don't think we're making a lot of progress," Steny Hoyer told reporters Tuesday morning about the ongoing meetings between him, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Steny Hoyer casts doubt on Dreamer deal as negotiations falter with congressional leaders

Al Weaver · February 6, 2018 5:26 pm