27-12-2018 14:45 via news.yahoo.com

How partial shutdown of U.S. government could play out

A partial U.S. government shutdown was widely expected to continue after Congress reconvenes on Thursday, with lawmakers split over President Donald Trump's demand for $5 billion in taxpayer funding for a proposed Mexican border wall.The Senate and the House of Representatives were set to meet at 4 p.m. EST on the sixth day of the shutdown and resume debating ways to end it.For that bill to move forward in the 100-seat Senate, it would need 60 votes.
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