The Latest: McConnell blocks Democrats’ bid to force a vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s fight for funding for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall and the partial government shutdown (all times local):
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is blocking an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on legislation to reopen the federal government.
Democrats went to the Senate floor Thursday and asked for consent to vote on a series of bills that would end the partial government shutdown, which was in its 20th d