Trump border wall row puts 380,000 employees on unpaid leave over Christmas

The partial US government shutdown is expected to run on past Christmas Day as a protracted standoff over Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding continues. After White House negotiations with the Democrats faltered yet again on Saturday, even a temporary measure to keep the federal government running appeared unlikely until the Senate returns for a full session on 26 December. The first day of the shutdown saw thousands of government offices closed across the nation.
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