It’s Day 6 of the government shutdown on Monday, and lawmakers don’t appear to be any closer to an agreement on reopening a swath of federal agencies and services .

President Donald Trump over the weekend continued to blame the Democrats for Congress's failure to reach a funding deal, bringing up the topic during an event to honor the 250 th anniversary of the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct.5. The two-term Republican assured service members who are currently working without pay that they would get checks soon and even promised "across-the-board" pay raises.

On Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused Republicans of shutting down the government rather than support healthcare for “hardworking American taxpayers." As a condition for their much-nee

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