US Congress was set to reconvene on Wednesday with no sign of a workable plan to end a 12-day-old partial federal government shutdown and President Donald Trump not budging on his demand for $5 billion in border wall funding.

White House calls Democrats' plan to end shutdown 'non-starter'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a pot shot at the "haters and fake news media" in his New Year message, saying 2019 would be a fantastic year for those not suffering from "Trump derangement syndrome".

Trump takes potshot at 'haters, fake news media' in his new year message 

North Korea warns: Kim says 'new path' inevitable if US demands unilateral action North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday that his resolve for complete denuclearisation remains unchanged but he may have no option but to seek a "new path" if the United States continues to demand unilateral action from North Korea.

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Democrats have said they intend to vote on legislation to reopen the government on Thursday when the new Congress convenes.

US House Democrats ready bills to reopen government with $1.3 billion for border security

US president Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the House of Representatives Democrats for deciding not to fund the border wall in the legislation this week that intends to end a partial US government shutdown.

Democrats bill to end shutdown without wall funding will give nothing to border security: Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday once again blamed the Democrats, who obstructed his plans of building a wall in the southern border with Mexico to stop illegal migration, for the death of migrant children crossing into the US.

Trump blames Democrats for deaths of children at the border

Trump, apparently not sleeping after a gruelling roundtrip to Iraq -- his first visit to US combat troops since being elected -- indicated on Twitter that he was in no mood to compromise.

Trump opens fire on sixth day of government shutdown

Democrats don't care about border security: President Donald Trump

Trump continues to spar with Democrats over partial shutdown of the US govt

Border wall row leaves US on brink of govt shutdown

As the government shutdown threat looms, the United States President Donald Trump made another bid of persuasion on Twitter on Wednesday for his "big wall" as he argued that the wall on southern US-Mexico border will be a "beautiful", cost-effective structure which will be an "artistically designed steel slats".

Mexico wall will be 'beautiful' and 'artistically designed', tweets Trump

Outraged Democrats vowed to appeal a federal judge's ruling that could undo the US health care law known as Obamacare, saying on Saturday that they will use their new power in Congress to hold Republicans responsible and "expose their lies.

Outraged Democrats vow to challenge court ruling undercutting Obamacare

In a rare break with President Donald Trump, the Senate voted on Wednesday to move ahead with a resolution to end US military support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition in the war in Yemen and lawmakers vowed to push for sanctions against the kingdom in the new year.

Defying Trump, US Senate advances measure to end support for Saudis in Yemen

A rush of Democrats will likely announce US presidential bids in January in an unusually early start to the 2020 election cycle, lining up for what is poised to be a crowded race to take on President Donald Trump.

Flurry of Democrats expected to enter 2020 White House race in coming weeks

US President Donald Trump openly fought with the top two Democratic lawmakers at an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday about government funding, throwing into question whether a deal was possible ahead of a deadline later this month.

Watch: Trump spars with Democrats over US-Mexico border wall

US President Donald Trump sees his impeachment as a "real possibility" over finance violations during the 2016 campaign, according to a media report. Impeachment talks have ratcheted up in recent days following a blockbuster filing from prosecutors in the Southern District of New York in which they directly alleged for the first time that Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen was being directed by the president when he broke the law during the 2016 presidential campaign, CNN said.

Trump concerned about being impeached: Report

A three-term Republican congressman conceded defeat on Thursday in a close race in California, giving the Democrats a total of 235 seats in the US House of Representatives.

Democrats win California seat for net gain of 40 in US House

A Congressional committee will investigate Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump's daughter and a White House adviser, following reports that she repeatedly used a personal email account for government work, a House Democrat said on Tuesday.

Congressional committee to investigate Ivanka Trump's private email use for work

Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott, whose lead has narrowed in the state's US Senate race, filed more lawsuits against local election officials on Sunday, asking a judge to order police to impound voting machines and ballots when they are not in use.

Florida Republican Scott asks that ballots be guarded in US Senate race recount

Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, is considering to run for American presidency in 2020, according to sources close to her. On Friday, at a Medtronic conference in Los Angeles, an eminent Indian-American Dr Sampat Shivangi introduced Gabbard, 37, and said that she could be the next president of the US in 2020.

Indian-American Tulsi Gabbard may run for US presidency in 2020: Sources

US Senate Democrats are considering legal action over President Donald Trump`s appointment of a new acting attorney general, congressional sources said on Friday, as some outside experts called the move unconstitutional.

Senate Democrats weigh lawsuit over Trump's appointment of new acting attorney general

By Scott Lucas America has voted, the results are in, but the country’s future remains uncertain – for now. Tuesday’s Congressional midterm elections were billed – rightly – as among the most important in US history.

US midterm elections: What do the results mean for the country’s uncertain future

Republican Brian Kemp's campaign said on Wednesday he had won Georgia's high-profile governor's race, but Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams vowed not to concede until all ballots were counted.

Republican declares Georgia governor win, Democrat does not concede

Democrats will use their new majority in the US House of Representatives to reverse what they see as a hands-off approach by Republicans towards President Donald Trump's foreign policy, and push for tougher dealings with Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea.

How a Democratic US House could alter foreign policy

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