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MORE acknowledged late Friday that the government was heading toward a partial shutdown but insisted it was Democrats' responsibility to bring the funding lapse to an end. "Call it a Democrat shutdown, call it whatever you want," Trump said in a video released hours after the House and Senate adjourned for the night without a deal to avert the shutdown starting at midnight. "Let's work together, let's be bipartisan and let's get it done.

Congress failed to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday and doesn’t appear to have a clear path forward as lawmakers continue to squabble over funding for MORE’s border wall. Senate negotiators from both parties agreed to keep talking in search of an elusive spending deal as the House and Senate adjourned Friday night without an agreement to avoid at least a partial shutdown starting at midnight. White House budget chief sent a memo to federal agencies instructing them to begin executing plans for a shutdown starting Saturday. "Although we are hopeful t

“The Senate passed a motion to proceed on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), 48-47, that includes $5.7 billion in border wall funding, which will put the spending bill to a full floor vote soon.

“The Senate passed a motion to proceed on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), 48-47, that includes $5.7 billion in border wall funding, which will put the spending bill to a full floor vote soon.

Both the House and the Senate have adjourned until noon on Saturday, ensuring that a partial government shutdown will hit the federal government just days before Christmas as Democrats on Capitol Hill resist funding for border security – particularly a wall. The impasse comes as President Trump pushes for $5 billion in funding for his planned border wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, and Democrats are opposed to funding the wall. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening passed a bill that fully funds the federal government through Feb.

Both the House and the Senate have adjourned until noon on Saturday, ensuring that a partial government shutdown will hit the federal government just days before Christmas as Democrats on Capitol Hill resist funding for border security – particularly a wall. The impasse comes as President Trump pushes for $5 billion in funding for his planned border wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, and Democrats are opposed to funding the wall. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening passed a bill that fully funds the federal government through Feb.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.

WASHINGTON — The federal government has partially shut down amid a stand-off between President Trump and Congress over border wall funding.  White House negotiators left the Capitol late Friday, and the House and Senate adjourned without a spending deal. Trump’s top envoys were straining to broker a last-minute compromise with Democrats and some of their own Republican Party’s lawmakers.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.