We start with the latest developments coming from the U.S.<br />The U.S. federal government has begun a partial shutdown of its operations after the Senate failed to reach a deal over a spending bill,... that includes funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.<br />Kim Min-ji reports. <br /> The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown after the Senate failed to break a budget impasse.<br />The Senate adjourned late Friday without passing the spending bill to fund the government through early February.<br />The sticking point was the 5-point-7 U.S. billion dollars set aside to fund President Donald Trump's plans to build a wall along the U.S-Mexico border.<br /> With the midnight deadline expiring with no deal -- funding for a quarter of all U.S. federal agencies expired -- meaning some hundreds of thousands of federal employees will have to work unpaid or be put on temporary leave.<br /><br /> President Trump said there was nothing he can do about the government shutdown because he needs cooperation from the Democrats.<br /><br /> Let's get out, let's work together, let's be bipartisan, and let's get in done. The shutdown hopefully won't last long.<br /><br />The Democrats have been strongly against the idea -- and are resolute that U.S. taxpayers should not fund the president's plan.<br /><br /> You will not be getting the wall today, next week, or January 3rd -- when the Democrats take control of the House.<br /><br /> The House on Thursday approved the spending bill,... but it hit a stumbling block in the Senate -- where 60 votes are needed to pass the bill.<br />The Republicans have only 51 seats.<br /><br /> Talks between White House officials and Republican and Democrat leaders are expected to continue over the weekend.<br /> But the shutdown is expected to limited immediate impact as it falls on an extended holiday weekend.<br />The midnight closure is the third shutdown so far this year.<br />Kim Min-ji, Arirang News. <br />
