WASHINGTON — A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling government.
Federal shutdown begins after lawmakers fail to reach deal
But further negotiations scheduled for Saturday
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