Article snippet: The partial government shutdown will drag into next week after the Senate adjourned until Monday and House GOP leaders said they did not expect a vote this week to reopen the government. On day six of the shutdown, House Majority Whip MORE were unable to reach a deal on funding over demands from the White House for $5 billion in funding for a wall on the Mexican border. Little progress has been made in negotiations since as Democratic lawmakers and the White House remain at odds over funding for Trump’s proposed border wall. Both sides on Thursday sought to pin blame on the other over the stalemate. “The President has made clear that any bill to fund the government must adequately fund border security to stop the flow of illegal drugs, criminals, MS-13 gang members, child smugglers and human traffickers into our communities – and protect the American people," the White House said in a statement released after the Senate action. "The Administration understands this crisis and made a reasonable, common-sense solution to Democrats five days ago — we've not received a single response," the statement said. "The President and his team stayed in Washington over Christmas hoping to negotiate a deal that would stop the dangerous crisis on the border, protect American communities, and re-open the government. The Democrats decided to go home. The only rational conclusion is that the Democrat party is openly choosing to keep our government closed to protect illegal immigran... Link to the full article to read more