Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of ending their stand-off over immigration and spending as Americans woke up to the first day of a government shutdown. Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of ending their stand-off over immigration and spending as Americans woke up to the first day of a government shutdown. The row has exposed bitter divisions (AP) Senate Democrats had killed a Republican-drafted House-passed measure that would have kept agencies functioning for four weeks. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018 Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said voters will fault Mr Trump and his party. Republicans declared they would not reopen talks until the government shutdown ends, a strategy aimed at trying to erode Democratic cohesion.

Source: Irish Independent January 20, 2018 19:30 UTC