(CNN) We already know how this partial shutdown of the federal government will end. Someone has to blink, or the two sides have to compromise. But it's rarely a compromise that ends a shutdown. In this case, it's President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall, which Democrats don't want to build or pay for. (Note: If Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi want their standoff over the border wall to equal the longest shutdown in history, they'll have to wait until January 14 for someone to blink.

Source: CNN January 03, 2019 22:18 UTC