Trump Sees His Leverage Dwindle as Shutdown Pushes Toward Third Week

Trump invited Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to resume talks at an 11:30 a.m. Friday meeting at the White House, after Democrats formally took control of the U.S. House on Thursday, according to White House spokesman Hogan Gidley.Trump turned to the bully pulpit earlier in the week with a stream of tweets and an extended televised cabinet meeting on Wednesday to press his case for funding the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.