By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS

Staff writer

CHARLESTON — The federal government shutdown broke the previous record for a shutdown during President Donald Trump’s first term, Tuesday, with the current shutdown entering day 38 Friday while Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate continue negotiations.

Speaking Thursday morning during a conference call with West Virginia reporters from Capitol Hill, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she was hopeful that both sides can come to table by the end of this weekend and support a plan to fund the government through the end of the calendar year and finish work on long-term appropriations bills to fund the government for the remainder of the federal fiscal year.

“Hopefully, it’s good weather to reopen the government this weekend,” said Capito, R-W.Va

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