Congress returns to work Saturday as lawmakers press to keep shutdown short-lived

Washington • Congress prepared to return to work Saturday as negotiators pressed for a budget deal to keep a government shutdown that began at midnight short-lived.Agencies shut down for the first time in more than four years late Friday after senators rejected a temporary spending patch and bipartisan efforts to find an alternative fell short as a midnight deadline came and went.Republican and Democratic leaders both said they would continue to talk, raising the possibility of a solution o