Shutdown Threatens to Drag On as Positions Harden

“Buckle in — this shutdown might last a while,” Politico reports.

“With federal agencies closed going into a second workweek, there are vanishingly few signs that a bipartisan breakthrough is imminent. To the contrary, all indications are that leaders in both parties are only digging in deeper, and efforts to forge a compromise among the Senate rank-and-file are so far sputtering.”

NewsNation : Trump aloof as lawmakers fear protracted shutdown.