Article snippet: Democratic congressional leaders hammered large swaths of the federal government shut down after Congress failed to reach a deal over funding for Trump's border wall. Senate Democratic Leader arguing in a video released hours after the House and Senate adjourned for the evening that it was up to Democrats to bring the funding lapse to an end. "Now it's up to the Senate, and it's really up to the Democrats, because we need their votes," Trump said in the video. "We're going to have a shutdown — there's nothing we can do about that." "Call it a Democrat shutdown, call it whatever you want," he added. "Let's work together, let's be bipartisan and let's get it done. The shutdown hopefully will not last long." Members of both chambers are expected to continue discussions on Saturday on a potential path forward to end the shutdown, though a Housed-passed plan to include $5 billion for Trump's border barrier has hit a wall in the Senate. The latest shutdown affects about 25 percent of the federal government. White House budget chief MORE sent a memo to federal agencies late Friday telling them to execute preparations for a shutdown. The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Treasury, Homeland Security, Interior, State, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency are all slated to be impacted by the expiring funding. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The cont... Link to the full article to read more