Trump Boosts Shutdown Odds by Hardening Demands for Border Wall
- Impasse with Democrats leaves no easy solution in Congress
- Only some agencies would shutter if funding deadline not met
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An Oval Office confrontation between Donald Trump and the top two Democrats in Congress has set Washington on course for a partial government shutdown next week, as the president hardened demands for border wall funding and vowed to take responsibility for the impasse.
The sit-down on Tuesday with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi quickly devolved into acrimony -- highlighting the gulf between Democrats and Trump over must-pass U.S. spending legislation while putting a possible compromise further out of reach.