Washington — Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.
The Senate is set to reconvene Monday after dueling measures to fund the government fell short of the necessary support for a fourth time on Friday, showing no sign of movement from either party. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled plans for the lower chamber return to Washington this week in an effort to increase pressure on the Senate.
Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan " that "the House did its job" by passing a measure last month that would fund the government until Nov. 21, saying the reason House Republicans wil