At present, there is no end in sight to the partial federal government shutdown. The shutdown will become the nation's longest on Saturday. The White House and congressional Democrats remain at an impasse over the need for funding of a southern border wall. Without an agreement, the White House is opposed to approving any additional FY 2019 appropriations bills, including those that fund agencies such as NSF and NASA. Rank and file Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill continue to search for a way out of the standoff. Many observers expect the president to declare a national emergency that yields a path to funding of a wall, which then gets tied-up in court. Republicans leaders have floated the idea of adding Democratic priorities on immigration, such as a pathway to legal status for the DACA population, to a package that would reopen the government and provide some funding for the southern border wall. However, Democrats remain nearly unified in opposition to any funding for a southern border wall. 

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