Guatemalan toddler who died after ICE detention subject of $60 million legal claim
Mariee Juarez’s mother alleges the medical care she received at the Texas detention facility was “woefully inadequate, neglectful, and substandard.” source
The parents of the girl who died in custody after crossing the border speak out
Democrats continue to push for reform on border security and how to handle people seeking asylum. source
GOP offers $1.6B in new spending for border security, not wall
Republicans offered an additional $1 billion that President Trump could use as he chose but Democrats rejected it. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’: https://bit.ly/2BudeOo WATCH OTHER FULL…
Government shutdown begins
Funding for several federal agencies expired at midnight Saturday, with more than 400,000 federal workers now expected to work without pay. source
Government partially shuts down before Christmas
Wall funding was the main roadblock to a bipartisan deal, but who will voters blame for the failure to stave off the shutdown? source
Partial government shutdown likely to continue until after Christmas
Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse over funding for President Trump’s wall as hundreds of thousands of federal employees are out of work. source
Chris Christie: ‘This wasn’t one of the best weeks’ for President Trump
The “This Week” Powerhouse Roundtable analyzes the week in politics. source
Homeland Security chief reacts to 2nd death of child at border
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen blamed open borders and the children’s parents in response to the death of an 8-year-old boy in U.S. immigration custody. source
2nd child dies in custody of US immigration authorities
The 8-year-old Guatemalan boy, identified Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, had been detailed for six days alongside his father and died on Christmas. source
Pelosi retakes speaker’s gavel as shutdown continues
The most diverse Congress in U.S. history convened Thursday, and the president is showing no signs of backing down, as 800,000 federal workers are without pay for the thirteenth day.…