On day 20 of the partial government shutdown, President Trump heads to McAllen, Texas and the Rio Grande where he'll continue his PR campaign to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Republican members of Congress are "very, very unified" behind continuing the partial government shutdown, Trump told reporters on Wednesday after meeting with GOP senators on Capitol Hill. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)At the White HouseTHE ART OF PROLONGING A SHUTDOWN: Not even chocolate bars and M & M’s could sweeten the mood yesterday during a meeting between President Trump and Democratic leaders at the White House. All in all, it's been a long, hard two years for federal employees, the daily indignities punctuated by hostility from the White House and ineptitude from Cabinet secretaries. But the country’s 2 million federal workers have mostly soldiered on, believing in the value of their work even if they question decisions coming out of the White House.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 10:41 UTC