Bipartisan talks aimed at resolving the border wall dispute and averting a government shutdown Friday have broken down and are at an impasse, lawmakers and others familiar with the situation said Sunday. “I think the talks are stalled right now,” Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (Ala.), the lead Republican negotiator, said on Fox News Sunday. “I’m not confident we’re going to get there.”Lawmakers had been trading offers, trying to finalize how much money could go to barriers along the border as President Trump demands money for his wall. At the same time, Democrats were trying to limit the number of detention beds that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency would have access to. The shutdown was caused by his demand for border wall money — and Democrats’ refusal to provide it.

Source: Washington Post February 10, 2019 14:10 UTC