Kids play at the National Mall covered with snow left by Winter Storm Gia, as the partial government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator close to President Donald Trump on Sunday backed a temporary re-opening of the federal government, in the 23rd day of the longest shutdown ever, to allow for talks on a spending agreement that could satisfy Trump's border security demands.
Democrats in Congress rejected Trump's request that legislation to fund the government include $5.7 billion of taxpayer money for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. They have refused further negotiations until the government is reopened after being partially shut down since Dec. 22.
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