WASHINGTON — The White House is trying to hold jittery congressional Republicans in line on the 19th day of the partial government shutdown, with no end in sight to the impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Like other Republicans, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia said she wants border security. Late in the day, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders were to return to the White House to meet with him and renew negotiations that have shown no apparent progress in the past week. The White House was trying to shore up GOP support even before Trump spoke. At a private meeting with House Republicans, Vice-President Mike Pence cited a C.S.

Source: National Post January 09, 2019 06:22 UTC