SHUTDOWN STANDSTILL: The government shutdown enters a record 22nd day as Trump, Democrats continue t

The government shutdown entered day 22 at midnight Eastern Time, setting the record for the longest shutdown of the modern budgeting era. The shutdown surpassed the 21-day shutdown of 1995 and 1996 as the longest ever. The shutdown does not appear to be close to ending as President Donald Trump and Democrats remain dug in to their positions on the president's request for $5 billion to build a US-Mexico border wall. The shutdown has also left 800,000 federal workers with no paychecks. Airport...