President Trump on Tuesday criticized the Federal Reserve's interest-rate increase and insisted that the partial government shutdown wouldn't end until Congress funds a wall along the border with Mexico. Photo: Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—The Senate was expected to convene Thursday afternoon for the first time since the weekend, but Congress and the White House appeared far from reaching a deal to reopen the nine federal agencies that have been closed since Saturday. President Trump, fresh off a trip to Iraq, continued to blame Democrats for the impasse and resumed his criticism of Democrats’ opposition to funding a wall along the border with Mexico.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 27, 2018 13:41 UTC