WASHINGTON ― A last-ditch effort in Congress aiming to reopen the federal government with a broader deal on immigration fell apart on Thursday, virtually guaranteeing the partial shutdown will continue into its fourth week. The proposal mirrored a measure the Senate rejected last year after opposition from the White House and senior adviser Stephen Miller. It lacked support from both Republicans and Democrats ― the latter of whom were not included in the day’s discussions. “I have never been more depressed about moving forward than I am right now. The South Carolina Republican later tweeted that Congress faced a “complete stalemate” over reopening the government, pinning the blame partly on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her fellow Democrats’ refusal to give an inch on funding a wall Trump initially promised Mexico would pay for.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 22:07 UTC