President Trump remains in regular contact so far on Saturday with congressional Republicans, including several conversations with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a discussion with House Speaker Paul Ryan, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. She said Trump will not negotiate on immigration until the Democrats “stop playing games and reopen the government.” Lack of a funding bill agreement overnight pushed the U.S. into its first government shutdown since 2013. Both chambers reconvened Saturday afternoon. Trump, who is marking the one-year anniversary of his inauguration on Saturday, had so far postponed a trip to his Florida resort Mar-a-Lago, where supporters are meeting for a $100,000-a-couple fundraising gala. CNN reports the party will go on even if the president remains in Washington as he has pledged to do until a funding agreement can be reached.
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