Pete Kasperowicz

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., tweeted against President Trump's new immigration plan, saying: "It would be far cheaper to erect a 50-foot concrete statue of a middle finger and point it towards Latin America. Both a wall and the statue would be equally offensive and equally ineffective and both would express Trump's deeply held suspicion of Latinos." (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Left seethes at Trump’s ‘hateful,’ ‘white supremacist’ immigration plan

Pete Kasperowicz · January 26, 2018 12:25 am

The Justice Department threatened to subpoena 23 jurisdictions around the country over sanctuary city policies. The New Orleans mayor, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, skipped the White House meeting after the Justice Department's announcement, and said it made no sense to try to have a productive meeting at the White House after the department issued its warning. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Mitch Landrieu: Trump showed ‘bad manners’ by hitting sanctuary cities before mayors meeting

Pete Kasperowicz · January 25, 2018 12:47 pm

The exchange happened when NBC's Peter Alexander asked what President Trump was doing to prevent future acts of gun violence. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sarah Sanders snaps at NBC reporter, accuses him of saying Trump is ‘complicit’ in school shooting

Pete Kasperowicz · January 24, 2018 8:24 pm

A Texas Democrat noted that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., agreed to help President Trump fund the wall in return for helping Dreamers. "Their apparent acceptance of the border wall and disregard of the impact on border communities demonstrates a fundamental lack of thought, logic, and empathy," the Texas lawmaker said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Texas Democrat blasts ‘stupidity’ of other Dems in immigration fight

Pete Kasperowicz · January 24, 2018 7:26 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., thinks President Trump believes the Dreamers, or immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children, "need a pathway forward." He added, "He's sympathetic towards that." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Joe Manchin: ‘My gut tells me’ Trump wants a DACA deal

Pete Kasperowicz · January 24, 2018 1:49 pm

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told the agency's staff to "hang in there" after James Comey was fired. "As men and women of the FBI, we are at our best when times are tough. Please stay focused on the mission, keep doing great work, be good to each other and we will get through this together." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

RNC chair: Trump asking the FBI director who he voted for was ‘just a conversation’

Pete Kasperowicz · January 24, 2018 1:08 pm

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said, "I love the fact that [Nancy] Pelosi has now voted to shut the government down twice after accusing me of being an arsonist." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mick Mulvaney slams Nancy Pelosi for voting twice to shut down the government

Pete Kasperowicz · January 23, 2018 1:46 pm

In the age of Trump, there's a good chance that a partial shutdown is the least exciting thing happening on any given day. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

5 reasons why the Schumer Shutdown failed

Pete Kasperowicz · January 22, 2018 10:53 pm

The partial government shutdown took effect on Saturday, and while the Senate was trying to find a way forward to pass a bill funding the government, no tangible progress was made, and the Senate was expected to vote at noon to try again. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Thousands of federal workers stay home on first work day of the shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · January 22, 2018 1:25 pm

On Saturday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., tweeted: "Impossible to justify cancelling defense training & pay for military over demands for #DACA especially since doesn't expire for weeks." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Marco Rubio: Democrats already wavering on shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · January 20, 2018 5:54 pm

Without a spending deal between Democrat and Republican lawmakers, the U.S. government entered a partial shutdown Friday night. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Government shutdowns prove America is the greatest country on Earth

Pete Kasperowicz · January 20, 2018 5:35 am

According to a person familiar with the meeting, President Trump reached out to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and invited him to the White House for the meeting. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump summons Chuck Schumer to White House for shutdown talks

Pete Kasperowicz · January 19, 2018 5:50 pm