Shutdown Could Last Into January as Leaders Leave Washington
- Mulvaney says ‘very possible’ dispute will drag into 2019
- White House, Democrats remain at odds over Trump’s wall demand
The U.S. government shutdown could last into 2019. Bloomberg’s Toluse Olorunnipa reports.
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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.