Government shutdown: Democrats pan Trump’s steel border wall concession
President claims Sunday meeting was ‘productive’ as Mulvaney says payroll will not go out on Friday if shutdown continues
The two sides of the partial federal government shutdown remained far apart on Monday, as day 17 of the closure rolled on after a weekend of fruitless meetings between the White House and Democratic representatives in Congress.
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