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President Trump is likely to sign the bipartisan deal to keep the government open and avoid another partial shutdown at the end of the week “barring any drafting surprises or last-minute additions by Democrats,” officials familiar with the president’s thinking told NBC News on Wednesday. The deal does not include the president's sought-after $5.7 billion in border wall funding, which triggered the last shutdown.
At issue now is a provision to give back pay to federal contractors affected by last month's government shutd own. “I’ve been told the president won’t sign that,” Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., told reporters Wednesday.
Some Republicans point to precedent, saying federal contractors have never gotten back pay after previous shutdowns. Other lawmakers argue there should be some relief for contractors, as the shutdown was the longest in U.S. history.
On that closed-door Manafort hearing: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller had proved that Manafort lied on three occasions and agreed the prosecutors are no longer bound by a deal to recommend a lighter sentence for Manafort.
The national debt hit a record high today, surpassing $22 trillion. Stephanie Ruhle reports the national debt has been escalating since the December 2017 $1.5 trillion tax cut.
We'll continue to bring you the latest on MSNBC. Tomorrow, the Senate may vote to confirm William Barr’s nomination for Attorney General.
Also, a programming note: A special All In with Chris Hayes airs Thursday night from El Paso, Texas. MSNBC correspondents also traveled the length of the U.S. border with Mexico and will report on the reality on the ground along that vast expanse. “All In America: Live at the Border” airs 8 p.m. ET Thursday. |
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 | | Manafort may have lied to stay in Trump's good graces: Schiff | | Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee talks with Rachel Maddow about what would motivate Paul Manafort to put his cooperation agreement at risk by continuing to lie to Mueller's investigators, suggesting that a pardon from Donald Trump could be what Manafort had in mind. | | |
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