US government shutdown breaks record, with no end in sight

The Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees air traffic controllers, said on Saturday it had seen no unusual rates of sick leave among its air traffic controllers and no disruptions to air traffic control operations.

us shutdown, donald trump, trump, us mexico wall, US wall, US congress, US democrats, bill clinton, US news — Travelers wait near a closed down terminal at the Miami International Airport on Saturday. (AP)

A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border entered its 22nd day on Saturday, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history, with no end in sight.

Trump, holed up in the White House with Congress adjourned for the weekend, warned of a much lengthier impasse and blamed the Democrats.

“We will be out for a long time unless the Democrats come back from their ‘vacations’ and get back to work,” he tweeted.

Democrats say Trump shut the government in a “temper tantrum” by refusing to sign bipartisan funding legislation last year that did not include money for his wall.

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In WH briefing room, Trump pushes support for wall

On day 13 of a partial government shutdown Thursday, President Donald Trump made his first appearance in the White House briefing room to push his position on border security.