U.S. government shuts down as Trump feuds with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world’s most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies  highlighting the country’s deep political divisions.
The shutdown began a year to the day after  Trump  was sworn in as president.
 His  inability to cut a deal despite having a Republican majority in both houses of Congress marks arguably the most debilitating setback for  his  crisis-plagued administration.
Last week   Trump  rejected a bipartisan Senate deal that would have accomplished that as well as hand the White House $2.7 billion in new money for immigration enforcement at America’s borders.
Minutes before Friday’s midnight deadline for a funding deal   Trump’s  White House issued a statement blaming Democrats for the shutdown. “We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands ” it said.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said his party took significant steps to reach a deal  including raising the possibility of funding for  Trump ’s proposed wall along the U.S. border with Mexico  which they have ardently opposed.
“It’s almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown ” Schumer said in comments on the Senate floor aimed directly at  Trump .
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world’s most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President [TGT] and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies  highlighting the country’s deep political divisions.
The shutdown began a year to the day after  Trump  was sworn in as president.
 His  inability to cut a deal despite having a Republican majority in both houses of Congress marks arguably the most debilitating setback for  his  crisis-plagued administration.
Last week   Trump  rejected a bipartisan Senate deal that would have accomplished that as well as hand the White House $2.7 billion in new money for immigration enforcement at America’s borders.
Minutes before Friday’s midnight deadline for a funding deal   Trump’s  White House issued a statement blaming Democrats for the shutdown. “We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while Democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands ” it said.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said his party took significant steps to reach a deal  including raising the possibility of funding for  Trump ’s proposed wall along the U.S. border with Mexico  which they have ardently opposed.
“It’s almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown ” Schumer said in comments on the Senate floor aimed directly at  Trump .