The White House is pictured shortly after sunrise in Washington, August 1, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Reed
WASHINGTON: White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday the two-day-old government shutdown could last into 2019, as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for billions of dollars in border-wall funding.
The next possibility for votes in the House and Senate is on Dec 27, as Democrats say they’re far apart in negotiations with the Trump administration. Congressional leaders have left Washington; Trump is spending Christmas at the White House.
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