Saunders on the shutdown, SOTU and Democrat presidential candidates – VIDEO
 
Saunders on the shutdown, SOTU and Democrat presidential candidates – VIDEO

The White House is committed to the shutdown fight, but missing out on delivering the State of the Union would pain President Donald Trump. One of Trump’s 2020 challengers, Sen. Kamala Harris, is a flawed presidential candidate. That’s all according to Debra Saunders, the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s White House correspondent.

Death Valley visitors deal with shutdown
 
Death Valley visitors deal with shutdown

Visitors staying at the Furnace Creek Campground were forced to move from the campground following health and safety concerns due to lack of resources during the partial government shutdown at Death Valley National Park in Calif., on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

Democrats Support Border Walls For Themselves (The Right Take) – VIDEO
 
Democrats Support Border Walls For Themselves (The Right Take) – VIDEO

President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats remain at an impasse over wall funding as the government shutdown reaches the end of its second week. Trump insists on a physical barrier to secure the Southern border. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said a wall would be “ineffective.”

Red Rock Canyon closed but accessible during partial government shutdown
 
Red Rock Canyon closed but accessible during partial government shutdown

The famed scenic loop of Red Rock National Conservation Area, which attracts tourists and climbers alike, was closed but accessible on Dec. 22, 2018, during a partial government shutdown forced by President Donald Trump. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Right Take: Time For Republicans To Play Hardball On DACA
 
The Right Take: Time For Republicans To Play Hardball On DACA

In the Art of the Deal, Donald Trump writes, “Leverage: don’t make deals without it.”
Republicans have plenty of leverage in the stalled negotiations over passing a new version of the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It’s time for them to quit negotiating with Democrats
and use it.