US govt shutdown to extend through Christmas as Senate adjourns

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Last Updated : Dec 23 2018 | 2:15 AM IST

The partial US government shutdown is set to stretch on through Christmas as the Senate adjourned with no deal to end it in sight.

"The Senate will next meet for a pro forma session on Monday, that's the 24th. The next scheduled session day will be on the 27th of December," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor Saturday.

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First Published: Dec 23 2018 | 2:15 AM IST

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