The Washington Monument is seen through a chain link fence during a government shutdown in Washington, DC, Dec. 27, 2018. Congress members trickled back into Washington but there was little hope of ending the government shutdown sparked by a row with President Trump over his demand for US-Mexico border wall construction.(Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, AFP/Getty Images)…
Both houses of Congress easily approved the short-term funding bill to end the government shutdown, though the votes revealed fissures among Democrats. CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times WASHINGTON — Congress brought an end to a three-day government shutdown on Monday as Senate Democrats buckled under pressure to adopt a short-term spending bill to…
But Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says there’s no deal yet. Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) talk to reporters as they exit a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Party leaders and rank-and-file senators spent all day Sunday haggling over a deal…