Shutdown Likely to Go Into 2019 as Trump Fumes, Congress Is Idle
There was no sign of any progress toward a plan to fund nine government departments that closed after funding ran out Dec. 21. Senators have been told they’ll vote only once there’s a deal backed by Democrats and by Trump, who is demanding $5 billion for a wall at the southern border, his central campaign promise. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement outlining Trump’s demands that didn’t include the word “wall.” She said later there was no significance to that omission.
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