Donald Trump (AP) Donald Trump (AP)The world’s most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the US Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies, highlighting America’s deep political divisions. “This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present,” he said. There had been modest hope on Friday when Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer went to the White House to talk with Trump. “What we’ve just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of Americans for the sake of irresponsible political games,” McConnell said. Senate Democrats had argued this week for an extension of just four or five days to force both sides into serious negotiations on the immigration issue.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2018 16:02 UTC