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US government shutdown hits record length with no end in sight

The shutdown on Saturday surpassed the 1995-1996 funding lapse, when Bill Clinton was president and Newt Gingrich was speaker of the House

US House passes $788-bn Bill to fund Trump's wall, boost Pentagon's budget

However, the measure will meet powerful Democratic opposition in the Senate

Trump wants steel barrier, not concrete wall, to settle tiff with democrats

US President Donald Trump has offered to erect a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall along the southern border with Mexico to iron out differences with Democrats over the issue which has led to a partial government shutdown for a fortnight now. The partial shutdown started on December 22 when funding for many federal agencies expired and President Trump refused to sign any spending measure from Congress that did not include USD 5 billion for his US-Mexico border wall. Democrats controlling the House have agreed to fund only USD 1.3 billion for border security. Trump's remarks on Sunday came after meetings between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic congressional aides --House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Trump believes that the shift in materials might appease Democrats. "We are now planning a steel barrier rather than concrete (wall). It is both stronger & less obtrusive. Good solution, and made in the USA," Trump said as the shutdown

How Trump finds himself boxed in over the idea of building a border wall

Advisers said the president became absorbed by the idea of a wall because it was the most memorable and tangible promise he made while stumping for the White House in 2016

Trump's 'emergency' move opens new front in his battle with Congress

While opposition to Trump's emergency declaration is most pronounced on the left, there is plenty of concern in Trump's own party