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Congress, Trump working through partial government shutdown
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Dec. 21, 2018Updated Jan. 25, 2019, 4:13 p.m. ET

Trump addresses the nation as passengers watch, or don't watch, his speech at Central terminal B. Staffing issues related to the government slowdown caused delays at New York's LaGuardia Airport
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Reporters listen to the address of President Donald J. Trump near the Senate chamber, as Trump agreed to end the partial government shutdown, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 25, 2019. Trump and Congress agreed to a continuing resolution to fund the federal government on the 35th day of the shutdown.
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A passenger gets help at Central terminal B security check-in. Staffing issues related to the government slowdown caused delays at New York's LaGuardia Airport .
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Democratic Senator from Vermont Patrick Leahy, center, walks near the Senate chamber before President Donald J. Trump agreed to end the partial government shutdown, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 25, 2019.
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Federal furloughed employees line up to receive free lunch at the World Central Kitchen in Washington on Jan. 25, 2019. Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, with chef Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen, and chef Spike Mendelsohn hand out meals to federal furloughed employees in need.
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Travelers checking in for their flight at Newark Airport. Some traveller experienced the effects of the Federal shutdown while traveling in and out of the airport in Newark, Friday Jan. 25, 2019.
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A protestor holds a placard stating "STOP THE SHUTDOWN" while demonstrating with Philadelphia Airport TSA and airport workers outside the Philadelphia International Airport on Jan. 25, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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A protester holds a placard while demonstrating with Philadelphia Airport TSA and airport workers outside the Philadelphia International Airport on Jan. 25, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pa.
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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks to members of the news media beside Republican lawmakers, during a meeting on trade in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in Washington, DC on Jan. 24, 2019. Trump used the opportunity to speak on his border security policy, the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government and trade duties.
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Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) talking to the media following the Senate rejecting a pair of dueling bills Thursday to fund the federal government and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) talks to the media as she and other House Democrat members leave the Senate Chambers after the Senate voted to reject a pair of dueling bills Thursday to fund the federal government and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and other House Democrat members walking from the Senate Chambers after the Senate voted to reject a pair of dueling bills Thursday to fund the federal government and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs the Senate Chamber.
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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) walking into the Senate Chambers before the Senate voted to reject a pair of dueling bills Thursday to fund the federal government and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
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Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), center, and other Democratic House members walk into the Senate chambers before the Senate rejected a pair of dueling bills Thursday.
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Democratic Senator from Vermont Patrick Leahy, right, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, second from right, and Senate democrats carry photographs of furloughed federal workers during a press conference urging President Trump to reopen the government outside the US Capitol Capitol in Washington, DC. on Jan. 16, 2019. Senate democrats outlined effects the shutdown, now in its 25th day, is having on American workers and families and called on President Trump to reopen the government immediately.
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Faye Smith, a furloughed Smithsonian contract worker who has not been paid during the partial government shutdown, holds an unpaid electric bill to present to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Jan. 16, 2019 Furloughed contract workers have not received back pay from previous government shutdowns, unlikely employees who work directly for the federal government. Four weeks into the US government shutdown, cash-strapped federal workers are tapping life-savings, selling possessions and turning to soup kitchens to make ends meet ramping up pressure for leaders in Washington to strike a deal.
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Federal employees and family members that have been affected by the ongoing shutdown of the US federal government leave with free meals provided to them by World Central Kitchen, at Jose Andres' ThinkFoodLab in Washington, DC. on Jan. 16, 2019. The disaster relief nonprofit World Central Kitchen, led by celebrity chef Jose Andres, opened a Washington DC feeding site 16 January to try to help some of the 800,000 federal workers that are either working without pay or have been furloughed. Free hot meals and to-go meals will be provided everyday, including weekends.
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A sign outside the closed National Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan is seen on Jan. 12, 2019, as the partial US government shutdown entered a record 22nd.
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The entrance of the Miami International Airport's Terminal G remained closed due to the government shutdown, in Miami, Florida, USA, 12 January 2019. The current partial shutdown of the US federal government has become the longest in US history, on Jan. 12, 2019 surpassing the previous 21-day shutdown of 1995-1996. Over 800,000 federal employees are impacted by the shutdown, with around 400,000 furloughed and being paid later and the rest deemed 'essential', who must work without pay, though retroactive pay is expected, with January 11 marking the first missed paycheck.
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US Secret Service officers stands post on Pennsylvania Avenue outside of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 12, 2019. The current partial shutdown of the US federal government, now the longest in US history, has many federal employees including Secret Service agents and officers working unpaid.
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An empty entrance line is seen as signs hang on the doors of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture indicating that the museum is closed because of the partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, Jan. 9, 2019. A cornered President Donald Trump will hold talks with congressional leaders Wednesday over his demand for a US-Mexico border wall, with his options running out for ending a prolonged partial government shutdown over the impasse. Trump gave a nine-minute prime-time address Tuesday night to make the case for his signature domestic policy idea, but made no concessions to opposition Democrats, who have rejected funding for the project.
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Members of the Secret Service Uniformed Division patrol outside the White House on Jan. 9, 2019, on the 18th day of the partial government shutdown.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is chased by members of the media after he returned to the U.S. Capitol from a meeting at the White House Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House negotiating border security funding and government shutdown, calling it a total waste of time.
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Passengers wait in a Transportation Security Administration line at JFK airport on Jan. 09, 2019 in New York City. Its been reported that hundreds of TSA screeners and agents have called in sick from their shifts from a number of major airports as the partial government shutdown continues. Employees of the TSA, whose job it is to keep airlines safe, are being forced to work without knowing when their next paycheck is coming.
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U.S. Senate Minoirty Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) returns to the U.S. Capitol from a meeting at the White House January 9, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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A "Closed" sign is seen during a news conference after a House Democratic Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. House Democrats gathered to discuss the Democratic agenda as the partial government shutdown enters day 19.
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Activists hold a lit "FAKE CRISIS" sign as they stage a protest outside the White House in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps prime time address to the nation Jan. 8, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump urged Congress to fund $5.7 billion for a border wall.
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The entrance to Fort Point National Historic Site, a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate Bride, a popular tourist site is closed in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 8, 2019.
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Members of American Legion Post 416 watch President Donald Trump speak on Jan. 8, 2019 in Encinitas, California. The president spoke in his first prime-time address from the Oval Office in an effort to build support for $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall.
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People walk past a sign announcing that New York funds are keeping the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open for visitors on Jan. 5, 2019, in New York, as the US government shutdown enters its third week.
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Workmen from the commercial cleanup company 1-800-GOT-JUNK clean up trash on The Ellipse, south of the White House, in Washington, DC on Jan. 4, 2019. As the company donates its resources to clean up, US President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to meet at the White House with congressional leadership in hopes of ending the partial government shutdown now in its 12th day.
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President Donald J. Trump holds a news conference beside US Vice President Mike Pence, left,, Republican Representative from Louisiana Steve Scalise (2-R) and House Minority Leader Republican Kevin McCarthy, right, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 4, 2019. President Trump discussed a variety of topics, particularly his meeting with Congressional Democratic and Republican leaders for negotiations on the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government. A partial shutdown of the government continues since Congress and Trump failed to strike a deal on border security before a 22 December 22, 2018 funding deadline.
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Volunteer Alexandra Degen cleans a restroom at Joshua Tree National Park on Jan. 4, 2019 in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Volunteers with 'Friends of Joshua Tree National Park' have been cleaning bathrooms and trash at the park as the park is drastically understaffed during the partial government shutdown. Campgrounds and some roads have been closed at the park due to safety concerns.
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Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi returns to the US Capitol after a meeting with US President Donald Trump over the ongoing partial government shutdown in Washington, DC on Jan. 4, 2019. Though Democrats called the meeting 'contentious,' President Trump said the meeting was 'productive'.
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Brandon Torres, center, the Branch Chief of Emergency Services at Grand Canyon National Park, directs guests in the park on Jan. 4, 2019.
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A sign blocks a snowed in walk way at Grand Canyon National Park on Jan. 4, 2019. The park was staffed at minimum capacity due to the government shutdown but retained much of its services due to an executive order issued by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to run the park with state funds in the event of a shutdown.
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Senate Majority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell, center, is surrounded by reporters after leaving the Senate chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Dec. 22, 2018.
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A sign alerts visitors to the closure of the White House Visitor Center on the first day of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC on Dec. 22, 2018.
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The US Capitol on the first morning of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC on Dec. 22, 2018. Earlier in the week, President Trump rejected a Senate-passed continuing resolution to fund the federal government because it did not include money for his border wall. Though President Trump said he was 'proud' to shut the government down, lawmakers will meet again today to negotiate a way around the stalemate.
Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA-EFESenate Majority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell, center, is followed by members of the news media as he walks from the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Dec. 21, 2018. President Trump rejected a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Feb. 8, 2019, threatening a partial shutdown unless funding is included for his border wall.
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFEVice President Mike Pence, right, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, center, and Senior Advisor to US President Donald J. Trump, Jared Kushner, left, walk from the House of Representatives to the Senate at the US Capitol on Friday.
ERIK S. LESSER/EPA-EFEOutgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) (C) returns to his office after votes in the U.S. Capitol, Friday. The U.S. Senate considered a budget bill passed Thursday by the House of Representatives that would fund the federal government and includes more than $500 million for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate is unlikely to pass the bill with the wall funding, moving the government closer to a partial shut down just days before the Christmas holiday.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDemocratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R) and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (C) speak to the media, Thursday, as lawmakers prepare to vote on a new budget resolution to avert a government shutdown.
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFERepublican Majority Whip from California Kevin McCarthy (C) leaves the Capitol, Thursday, for the White House to negotiate a budget vote to avert a government shutdown in the US Capitol. The Senate passed a continuing resolution on Wednesday, to keep the government open until February 2019. Others are not identified members of the media.
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFEChairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Republican Richard Shelby (C) speaks to members of the news media shortly before leaving to attend a meeting at the White House held by US President Donald J. Trump, on Capitol Hill, Friday. President Trump rejected a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through 08 February 2019, threatening a partial shutdown unless funding is included for his border wall.
MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFESpeaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) makes a statement to the press after a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesSenate Majority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell arrives at the Senate Carriage entrance upon returning from the White House where he attended a meeting held by President Donald J. Trump, on Friday. President Trump rejected a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through February 8, 2019, threatening a partial shutdown unless funding is included for his border wall.
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