Shutdown Shows No Signs of Not Entering Record Territory, in 20th Day
Negotiations between President Donald Trump's administration and Capitol Hill to end the partial government shutdown appeared to be at a standstill Thursday, the shuttering's 20th day, over the continued disagreement over funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Midnight…
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Friday would make it a record-length shuttering. Trump told reporters he will “almost definitely” declare a national emergency to siphon off Defense Department funds for the border wall if negotiations with the Hill don't progress. Vice President Mike Pence opposed a bid by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and other Republicans to seek a deal with Democrats that would fund the wall in exchange for temporary protections for immigrants. “I have never been more depressed about moving forward than I am right now,” Graham told reporters. “I just don’t see a pathway forward."