The Senate on Friday again failed to get 60 votes needed to override a filibuster on a stopgap spending bill to reopen the government, effectively allowing the shutdown to drag into next week since the chamber has no plans to remain in session this weekend.
President Trump is preparing to cut off funds to Portland, Oregon, after the city's police arrested a conservative news media journalist for disorderly conduct near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
The White House provided no firm timetable for layoffs of federal workers as administration officials continue to blame congressional Democrats for the "intentional sabotage" of the government shutdown.