U.S. government partially shutdown Saturday ahead of Christmas holiday

After failing to strike a budget deal on Friday, congressional leaders and the White House pledged to keep talking through the weekend in search of a deal to end the shutdown ahead of the Christmas holiday.

United States House of Representatives chamber at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.

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ByREUTERS

DECEMBER 22, 2018 17:18