WASHINGTON _ There's an agreement to end the government shutdown _ but it's done little to cool the partisan firefight that has only intensified after 35 days.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has come under scathing criticism from Democrats for refusing to buck President Donald Trump and take up a spending bill to reopen the government.
McConnell insisted Friday that Democrats must "stop playing partisan games" and negotiate with Trump, who insists on money for a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico.
