Time Running Out to Avoid Government Shutdown as Talks Falter
- Democrats, Republicans at loggerheads over detention policies
- Trump says Democrats look for a distraction after ‘bad week’
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Time is running out to avoid a second partial government shutdown, as congressional talks about border-security funding broke down during the weekend in the latest dispute over detention beds for immigrants.
Negotiations could still get back on track in the next 24 hours, and negotiators may decide that a stopgap funding extension past Friday is necessary. But the prospect of getting an agreement by Friday’s deadline seems to have derailed, just as negotiators had hoped to unveil a deal Monday to set up votes in the House and Senate this week.