(MENAFN) White House estimates showed that the U.S. economy is taking a large hit from the partial government shutdown, as contractors and even the Coast Guard go without pay and talks to end the impasse seemed stalled.
The shutdown is now in its 25th day with neither Trump nor Democratic congressional leaders showing signs of bending on the topic that triggered it - funding for the wall Trump promised to build along the border with Mexico.
Trump is insisting Congress give USD5.7 billion for wall funding as about 800,000 federal workers go unpaid during the partial shutdown.
Trump invited a bipartisan group of members of Congress to discuss the standoff but the White House said Democrats turned down the invitation.
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