Article Continued BelowRight around midnight Friday, Senate Democrats killed a GOP-written House-passed measure that would have kept agencies functioning for four weeks. This composite photo shows U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, left, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, right. Republicans declared they would not reopen talks until the government shutdown ends, a strategy aimed at trying to erode Democratic cohesion. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan says the partial government shutdown is "inflicting needless uncertainty on our country" and he is blaming it all on Senate Democrats. Republicans branded the confrontation a “Schumer shutdown.” The senator assembled enough Democratic opposition to kill the House-passed bill.

Source: thestar January 20, 2018 14:24 UTC