Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he doesn’t expect the partial government shutdown to end any time soon as it continues into a third week. Despite his campaign promise to build a concrete wall, Trump has recently said he would be open to constructing a “fence” or “artistically designed steel slats” instead. “Call it a wall, call it a fence,” Mulvaney said Sunday. Though these workers will likely receive back pay after the government reopens, those who live paycheck to paycheck are struggling to pay rent or buy groceries. HuffPost readers: Are you affected by the government shutdown?

Source: Huffington Post January 06, 2019 15:45 UTC