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| US shutdown impasse over Trump's wall drags on | US shutdown impasse over Trump's wall drags on |
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| A partial US government shutdown is likely to continue into next week amid an impasse over funding for President Trump's proposed Mexico border wall. | A partial US government shutdown is likely to continue into next week amid an impasse over funding for President Trump's proposed Mexico border wall. |
| Both Congress chambers met for just a few minutes on Thursday but took no steps to end the closure. The House and Senate will now meet again on Monday. | |
| Many lawmakers did not return to Washington for the sessions. | |
| Whether or not to fund the wall is the issue holding up the passing of a government funding budget. | Whether or not to fund the wall is the issue holding up the passing of a government funding budget. |
| Both sides now seem to accept that the dispute will continue into 2019. | Both sides now seem to accept that the dispute will continue into 2019. |
| The funding dispute has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees either on unpaid leave or not knowing when they will get paid. | The funding dispute has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees either on unpaid leave or not knowing when they will get paid. |
| What's the row about? | What's the row about? |
| Mr Trump says he will not compromise on his demands for funding to build a border wall between the US and Mexico to tackle illegal immigration. | Mr Trump says he will not compromise on his demands for funding to build a border wall between the US and Mexico to tackle illegal immigration. |
| He is refusing to sign a wider spending package, forcing large parts of the government to shut down. | He is refusing to sign a wider spending package, forcing large parts of the government to shut down. |
| But opposition Democrats - who take over the House of Representatives in January - and some within Mr Trump's party, the Republicans, insist they won't give the president the $5bn he says he needs. | But opposition Democrats - who take over the House of Representatives in January - and some within Mr Trump's party, the Republicans, insist they won't give the president the $5bn he says he needs. |
| The president's opponents accuse him of exaggerating the issue of immigration for political gain, and argue that there are better forms of border security than a wall. | The president's opponents accuse him of exaggerating the issue of immigration for political gain, and argue that there are better forms of border security than a wall. |
| The situation has added to concerns over the outlook for the US economy in 2019, leading the stock market on a rollercoaster ride in recent days. | The situation has added to concerns over the outlook for the US economy in 2019, leading the stock market on a rollercoaster ride in recent days. |
| Why can't Trump get his budget passed? | Why can't Trump get his budget passed? |
| His Republican Party controls both chambers of the outgoing Congress and the budget was indeed passed by the House on Thursday by 217 votes to 185. | His Republican Party controls both chambers of the outgoing Congress and the budget was indeed passed by the House on Thursday by 217 votes to 185. |
| However, he needs to find 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate, where the Republicans currently have 51, so he needs to enlist the support of Democrats there. | However, he needs to find 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate, where the Republicans currently have 51, so he needs to enlist the support of Democrats there. |
| How is the shutdown playing out? | How is the shutdown playing out? |
| Nine of 15 federal departments, including State, Homeland Security, Transportation, Agriculture and Justice began partially shutting down after funding for them lapsed at midnight (05:00 GMT) last Saturday. | Nine of 15 federal departments, including State, Homeland Security, Transportation, Agriculture and Justice began partially shutting down after funding for them lapsed at midnight (05:00 GMT) last Saturday. |
| Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will have to work unpaid or are furloughed, a kind of temporary leave. | Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will have to work unpaid or are furloughed, a kind of temporary leave. |
| In practice, this means that: | In practice, this means that: |
| The remaining 75% of the federal government is fully funded until September 2019 - so the defence, veterans affairs, labour and education departments are not affected. | The remaining 75% of the federal government is fully funded until September 2019 - so the defence, veterans affairs, labour and education departments are not affected. |