WASHINGTON — The federal government shutdown will stretch into next week after the Senate recessed on Thursday without passing a funding deal.

The Senate is set to reconvene Monday afternoon, but efforts to reach a deal likely will be delayed as President Donald Trump embarks Friday on a weeklong trip to Asia.

Trump, asked at the White House whether he believed a deal could be reached before he left for his trip, said he wasn’t sure. He continued to denounce congressional Democrats for withholding their support from a GOP-backed short-term spending bill as they seek guarantees of an extension to health care tax credits.

"I think the Democrats have gone totally crazy," Trump said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) took aim at Trump in a Senate floor speech for not negotiatin

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