A US government shutdown will enter its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach a deal late on Sunday on Democrats\u2019 demand for legislation protecting \u201cDreamers,\u201d young people brought to the country illegally as children.<\/p>\n
The Senate set a vote for 12 pm on Monday on advancing a measure that would provide temporary government funding through February 8 and allow thousands of federal employees to return to work.<\/p>\n
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also offered an olive branch to Democrats when he pledged in remarks on the Senate floor to bring immigration legislation to a floor debate in early February if the issue had not been dealt with by then.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address DACA, border security and related issues,\u201d McConnell said, adding: \u201cIt is also my intention take up legislation on increased defense spending, disaster relief and other important matters\u201d then.<\/p>\n
It was not clear whether enough Democrats would vote on Monday to advance the temporary spending bill and end the government shutdown.<\/p>\n
Funding for federal agencies ran out at midnight on Friday, and was not renewed amid a dispute between President Donald Trump and Democrats over the politically acrimonious issue of immigration.<\/p>\n
Refusing to support another short-term government funding extension last week, Democrats demanded that the Republican president live up to an earlier agreement to protect Dreamers from deportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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