The Senate on Tuesday opted not to hold votes on a pair of competing bills to end the government shutdown.

Both the bills, including a GOP-crafted, House-passed "clean" resolution, have failed five times on the floor already.

Earlier Tuesday, President Trump said some furloughed federal workers "don't deserve" back pay after a draft White House memo raised the possibility that some employees might not be paid after the government shutdown.

“I would say it depends on who we’re talking about,” Trump said to reporters alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “I could tell you this, the Democrats have put a lot of people at great risk and jeopardy. But it really depends on who you’re talking about.

“For the most part, we’re going to take care of our people,” he added “There are some

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