Although thousands of farmers had signed up for the support program this winter, there is still no confirmation whether they will get the relief or not.
In a published letter, former GOP lawmakers want Republican lawmakers in Congress to push back on Trump’s national emergency declaration, urging to pass a resolution to terminate the emergency.
In the recent 35-day shutdown, more than $9 billion in federal compensation went unpaid. The government was reopened for three weeks and it’s in the process of paying the amount owed to the workers who were furloughed.
The White House has failed to agree with Democratic lawmakers on border wall funding. Analysts note that president Trump will have to make a tough and fateful choice on the wall if the shutdown is to be averted.
Stacey Abrams, one of the rising stars in the Democratic Party, delivered a sharply worded rebuttal of the State of the Union address calling out president Trump and GOP leaders.
