Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision “a new low for American politics,” adding, “Speaker Pelosi’s decision to ignore this long-standing American tradition is absurd, petty, and shameful. The judgement of history will not be kind.”

Pope Francis responded to a question about President Trump’s proposed border wall by saying Wednesday: “It is the fear that makes us crazy.”

Francis is headed to Panama for a trip focused on young people, CBS News reported. The government shutdown over Trump’s border wall has stretched on for more than 30 days.

I will be making a major announcement concerning the Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border, and the Shutdown, tomorrow afternoon at 3 P.M., live from the @WhiteHouse.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2019

White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley made his disdain for BuzzFeed and Michael Cohen clear on Friday, criticizing the news outlet’s bombshell report that President Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project.

President Donald Trump on Friday morning reacted to a bombshell report that said he directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project.

Kevin Corke, @FoxNews “Don’t forget, Michael Cohen has already been convicted of perjury and fraud, and as recently as this week, the Wall Street Journal has suggested that he may have stolen tens of thousands of dollars….” Lying to reduce his jail time! Watch father-in-law!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2019

President Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump, a senior adviser for his 2020 campaign, on Friday sought to downplay an explosive new report that Donald Trump instructed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a real estate project in Moscow.

An eye for an eye?

President Trump on Thursday responded to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) call to delay the State of the Union address with a postponement of his own.

A political columnist for the Des Moines Register, the largest newspaper in Iowa, said Wednesday that she doesn’t expect Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to resign over the condemnation to his recent white supremacy comments.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wrote to President Trump on Wednesday seeking to reschedule his State of the Union address until after the government has reopened.

Pelosi stopped short of disinviting the President to deliver the address, which is scheduled for Jan. 29.

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich is joining CNN as a contributor, Axios reported Tuesday.