Report: Congress Cancels Recess as Shutdown Drags On

Congress has canceled next week's recess as the partial government shutdown drags on, The Washington Examiner reports.

The shutdown reached its 25^th day Tuesday with no end in sight, making it the longest in history, as President Donald Trump and Democrats will not budge on funding for a border wall. Trump wants $5.7 billion to build a structure along the U.S.-Mexico border, but Democrats have only offered about $1.5 billion.

"If the government is not open, we will not have a recess," House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters. "That does not mean we will be here every day, but it does mean that we would be here and that members will be on 24-hour notice that they may be recalled at any point in time we effect the opening of government."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., earlier Tuesday said he had not spoken to Trump since their tumultuous White House meeting last week.

Trump met with congressional leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer last Wednesday, and walked out of the meeting, calling it a "waste of time."

Schumer said he will meet with Trump "anytime he wants."

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