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UPDATED 3:05 PM PT – Thur. January 3, 2019
Congressional leaders will return to the White House Friday for talks to resolve the ongoing government shutdown.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters the proposed meeting would take place a little before noon on Friday.
Flags fly in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A previous meeting on Wednesday did little to end the deadlock over President Trump’s demand for $5 billion in border wall funding.
Democrats left that meeting indicating there was no breakthrough that might lead to a reopening of the government.