WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said his administration planned to produce a list on Friday of “Democrat programs” that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
He did not specify the programs but indicated to reporters at the White House on Tuesday that the closures would be permanent.
Meanwhile, the Senate failed in its eighth attempt to pass legislation approved last month by the House of Representatives that would end the shutdown by providing government funding through November 21.
The Senate voted 49-45 to advance the bill, short of the 60 yes votes needed in the 100-member Senate controlled by Republicans.
The government shutdown entered its third week with Republican and Democratic lawmakers continuing to blame each other for the impasse.
