WASHINGTON _ A host of government agencies shut down at midnight, sidelining hundreds of thousands of federal workers as Congress and the White House remained deadlocked over President Donald Trump's desire to build a wall with Mexico.
House and Senate lawmakers left the Capitol Friday night without an agreement to keep nine Cabinet departments and several smaller agencies running. Both the House and Senate plan to return at noon Saturday, but no votes were scheduled.
Senate Republicans said Friday they didn't have the votes for a House-passed measure that includes the additional $5.7 billion for border security that Trump wants.