Federal Government Policy and Business

White House Says Shutdown Still 'On the Table' as Congressional Negotiations Stall

Government Executive: Negotiations to avoid another partial government shutdown stalled in recent days, according to the lawmakers leading those talks, increasing the likelihood of another impasse that forces much of the executive branch to once again close its doors.

Appropriators discussing an agreement for border security funding—the lone unresolved piece in the spending talks—appeared close to a deal last week, but have since hit a stumbling block. Democrats appear poised to allow some funding for President Trump’s proposed “physical barriers” along the U.S.-Mexico border, but have coupled that concession with a demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cap the number of undocumented immigrants it detains to pre-Trump levels.

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