Democrats Reject Trump’s Offer to End US Government Shutdown

With a partial U.S. government shutdown in its fifth week, Democrats are rejecting President Donald Trump’s offer of limited and temporary protections for some immigrants to America in return for billions of dollars to extend barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports the political stand-off endures and hundreds of thousands of government workers are likely to miss a second paycheck this week.
Originally published at – https://www.voanews.com/a/democrats-reject-trump-s-offer-to-end-us-government-shutdown/4751149.html