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Trump: 'I can't tell you when' the government will reopen
Shutdown drags on
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A National Park Service employee closes the gate to visitors at the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse near the White House Monday in Washington. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that parts of the federal government will stay closed until Democrats agree to put up more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border to deter criminal elements. He said he's open to calling the wall something else as long as he ends up with an actual wall.
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