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House, Senate Adjourn Ahead of Midnight Government Shutdown Deadline

It’s looking increasingly likely that the government will shut down at midnight on Friday night.

The House and Senate adjourned on Friday night, significantly increasing the chances of a partial government shutdown at midnight. The House passed a funding bill Thursday that provides more than $5 billion for a border wall, but the Senate won’t be able to pass that legislation. Instead, senators agreed late Friday to only hold a vote on a proposal that Trump and congressional leaders from both parties can agree on. Trump has demanded that any spending bill include funds for a border wall, while Democrats have rejected that. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared on Friday night that “his wall will not have 60 votes in the Senate.”