Little progress has been made to end the government shutdown as it enters its third week. On Tuesday, Senate chaplain, Retired Rear-Admiral Barry Black, asked the Lord to bring a ceasefire to "our legislative combat."
The shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Trump and other Republican leaders have said the government must reopen before they will negotiate with Democrats on the health subsidies.