Donald Trump is losing the battle to avoid blame for the government shutdown, according to a new poll. Support for building a border wall, the issue at the heart of the shutdown, increased to 42%, from 34% in January 2018. Senate Republicans, however, will not pass legislation sent by House Democrats to reopen the government without wall funding, as Trump would not sign it. In his Fox interview, Trump said “most” Democrats were “watching a certain musical in a very nice location”. Durbin told ABC he thought the shutdown would end “when the Senate Republicans say ‘We’ve had enough.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2019 13:18 UTC