Democratic leaders on Monday night called for equal airtime in response to President Donald Trump's primetime address to the nation on southern border security scheduled for Tuesday evening. AS PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, CAN TRUMP DECLARE AN EMERGENCY? The address will be carried live by ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox Broadcasting, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, MSNBC and NBC. The government is on day 16 of the partial shutdown — the second-longest in history slated to become the longest this weekend. Trump framed the pitch for a steel wall as a concession to Democrats to move negotiations along, although they do not appear moved by the president's message.

Source: Fox News January 08, 2019 02:26 UTC