Article snippet: A partial government shutdown showed no signs of ending Wednesday as congressional leaders left what appeared to be an unproductive meeting with MORE. Before and after the meeting, there was little talk of compromise as Trump and Democrats battled over his demand for border-wall funding, all but assuring the shutdown will barrel into a third week. Trump invited congressional leaders back to the White House for another round of talks on Friday, the day after Democrats assume the House majority, according to House Republican Leader MORE (Calif.) But it remains unclear how they will resolve the funding impasse. House Democratic Leader MORE (Calif.) said she planned to move ahead with a plan to vote Thursday on a spending bill without funding for a border wall, upon formally taking control of the House from Trump’s fellow Republicans. “We are asking the president to open up the government,” Pelosi said outside the White House following the meeting. “We are giving him a Republican path to do that. Why would he not do it?” Senate Minority Leader MORE (D-N.Y.) said he asked Trump directly to give him “one good reason” why he would not accept Pelosi’s offer to reopen the government while border talks continued and claimed the president could not come up with one. “I would look foolish if I did that,” Trump responded, according to a source familiar with what happened in the room. The shutdown began on Dec. 22 after Democrats refused to agree to Trump's demand for more th... Link to the full article to read more