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Trump, Democrats Continue Battle Over Funding

Lisa Desjardins of the “PBS NewsHour” discusses the government shutdown.

12/27/2018 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Trump, Democrats Continue Battle Over Funding

Clip: 12/27/2018 | 8m 18sVideo has Closed Captions

Lisa Desjardins of the “PBS NewsHour” discusses the government shutdown.

Six days of a federal shutdown with no budget deal in sight. What’s happening in and out of the nation’s capital, and what can we expect? Lisa Desjardins of the “PBS NewsHour” joins us.

12/27/2018 | Rating NR

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