With no deal, U.S. government shutdown likely to drag on past Christmas

With no deal in sight on a bill to fund the government, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell sent senators home until Thursday. While he said he would call them back if a deal was struck, the decision all but guaranteed a partial shutdown would stretch at least until then. Lawmakers will depart Washington with Trump and Senate Democrats seemingly as entrenched in their positions as ever.

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