Newsroom starts right now. That is our top story. Were five hours into a partial u. S. Government shutdown. It effects hundreds of thousands of federal employees and the agencies they serve. Lawmakers left days before the Christmas Holiday without a bill to fund the government by this midnight deadline that already passed. Their deadlock over the demand to fund a border wall, a wall that democrats oppose. Call it a democrat shutdown, call it whatever you want, but we need their help to get this approved. So democrats, we have a wonderful list of things that we need to keep our country safe. Lets get out, lets work together, lets be bipartisan, and lets get it done. The shutdown hopefully will not last long. President trumps democratic opponent, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi issued a new statement. After eight years in the minority their party is set to regain control of the house in january because of the midterm elections outcome. Their Statement Reads in part
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