Republican and Democratic leadership continued blaming the government shutdown on each other Sunday, five days after Congress failed to fund the government.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appeared on CBS News’s Face the Nation on Sunday shortly after he declared this coming week a district work period, canceling any events in the Capitol and sending members home.

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“The president wants the government open. He’s pleaded with Schumer and Hakeem in person in his office to do that. They said no because they want to do this,” Johnson said, referring to Senate Mino

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