Midnight partial government shutdown all but certain

But talks persist at Capitol

Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, walks with incoming White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, center, and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, second from left, after meetings that failed to avoid a partial federal shutdown that took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting the Mexican border wall. - photo by Associated Press

trump wall 2.jpg — Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, walks with incoming White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, center, and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, second from left, after meetings that failed to avoid a partial federal shutdown that took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting the Mexican border wall. - photo by Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Even as frenetic negotiations continued at the Capitol, the House adjourned without a deal on spending Friday night, all but ensuring a partial government shutdown at midnight with President Donald Trump demanding billions of dollars for his long-promised Mexican border wall.

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