WASHINGTON _ Hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be sidelined, while hundreds of thousands more would be forced to work without pay, if a host of government agencies shut down at midnight.
That prospect was becoming increasingly likely, as Congress and the White House remained deadlocked over how to fund nine Cabinet departments and several smaller agencies.
Senate Republican leadership was trying Friday to secure votes for a House-passed measure that includes the additional $5.7 billion for border security that President Donald Trump wants.