US federal shutdown drags into fourth week

By By Jeff Mason
Updated January 15 2019 - 4:31am, first published 4:27am
President Trump has shrugged off new calls from his own party to end the US government shutdown.
President Trump has shrugged off new calls from his own party to end the US government shutdown.

President Donald Trump has rejected a Republican call for temporarily reopening US government agencies to encourage talks with Democrats over border security issues, as a partial government shutdown limped through its 24th day.

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