WASHINGTON: Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations taking place to end what has so far been a five-day shutdown. Leaders in both parties are betting that public sentiment has swung their way, putting pressure on the other side to cave.

Democratic and Republican proposals fail to cross 60-vote threshold as impasse persists and Trump plots more cuts

Neither Republicans nor Democrats appear willing to give an inch as Americans pay the price