The Labor Department released its official employment figures for the month of December. Although the US added 312k jobs, unemployment rate rose to 3,9% compared to the 3,7% in November.

Trump says the chances for a governement shutdown are “very good” if he doesn’t get enough funding for the wall he wants to build on the border with Mexico. He said in the past Mexico would pay for this wall, but this is not what’s happening right now.

President Donald Trump says he’s willing to close down the government over border security issues. The statement has made most GOP lawmakers anxious as we head to the midterms later this year.

Congress passed a $1.3 trillion government spending bill in a vote held early on Friday. The spending package is now on the President’s desk awaiting his signature.

Chuck Schumer, senior US senator from New York and Senate minority leader, is withdrawing his offer for funding Trump’s wall on the southern border.

Decreasing taxes was one of the biggest promises that Trump made during the presidential campaign