The government shutdown has stretched into its 17th day and it appears no end is in sight. The Senate on Thursday failed to pass a spending bill for the 10th time due to Democratic opposition.

The weeks-long stalemate will last until at least Monday, with the Senate adjourning for the weekend on Thursday evening.

Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and his administration officials have branded the shutdown as a “Democrat shutdown,” with signage on federal agency websites blaming the left and videos playing at airports claiming that longer security lines are due to the Democrats’ refusal to pass the funding bill.

Democrats, however, say it’s an avoidable shutdown because Republicans hold the “trifecta,” with a Republican president and GOP majorities in either chamber of C

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