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Article snippet: The shutdown is barreling into the workweek after senators failed late Sunday to clinch a deal to reopen the government. The impact of the closure is set to dramatically increase starting Monday. Hundreds of thousands of government employees face possible furloughs, some federal functions could cease, and it remains to be seen whether public museums and tourist attractions will remain open. “It gets a lot more real when the week starts,” Rep. MORE (R-Pa.) told reporters. “The longer these things drag on, the harder it gets.” But there is optimism that the shutdown, now entering in its third day, could end soon. The Senate at noon on Monday is set to take a procedural vote on a government funding bill that would last for roughly three weeks, until Feb. 8. Democrats are mulling whether to support that bill after Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) offered his assurances late Sunday that the chamber would take up immigration legislation, regardless of whether the issue is addressed in a year-long funding package. "Should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires on Feb. 8, 2018, assuming the government remains open, it would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address DACA, border security and related issues," McConnell said on Sunday night, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Obama-era DACA program, which allows certain immigrants who arrived in the United States illegally as... Link to the full article to read more