Washington Week

FULL EPISODE: Government shutdown and a look ahead to 2019

12/29/2018 | 25m 9s | Video has closed captioning.

The government shutdown continues as Democrats refuse to approve the $5 billion in funding that President Donald Trump is demanding for a border wall. While the debate over the border wall was unfolding, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen traveled to Texas following the death of a second migrant child in border patrol custody, and the president and First Lady made a surprise visit to troops in Iraq.

Aired: 12/29/18

Rating: NR

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