The two most important players in the shutdown debate — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — have not met or spoken for 13 days. Their staffs have only sporadically engaged with each other about the shutdown, now at 33 days and the longest in U.S. history.

How did we get here? And who is actually offering what at this point? It seems worthwhile to take a deep breath and lay out the current positions, and how they have sometimes changed.

8 moves from Trump and the White House

Original request: $1.6 billion. Trump’s starting point was $1.6 billion for a border wall, a request he made in his official budget released in February 2018.

$1.6 billion. Trump’s starting point was $1.6 billion for a border wall, a request he made in his official budget released in February 2018. Up to $5 billion. On Aug. 12, Trump mentioned his demand for $5 billion at a Utica, N.Y., fundraiser.

On Aug. 12, Trump mentioned his demand for $5 billion at a Utica, N.Y., fundraiser. Steel, not concrete. In December, Trump started stressing that he wanted a “steel-slat” fence, not a concrete wall.

In December, Trump started stressing that he wanted a “steel-slat” fence, not a concrete wall. Encouraged stopgap bill. The next move from the White House came Dec. 19, when Vice President Mike Pence met with Republican senators. Pence gave the impression that Trump would sign a stopgap bill to keep government running until Feb. 8, with no wall funding before then.

The next move from the White House came Dec. 19, when Vice President Mike Pence met with Republican senators. Pence gave the impression that Trump would sign a stopgap bill to keep government running until Feb. 8, with no wall funding before then. Rejected stopgap bill. But after the Senate passed the bill, the president rejected it emphatically and demanded $5.7 billion for a wall or “steel-slate fence.” This was Dec. 20.

But after the Senate passed the bill, the president rejected it emphatically and demanded $5.7 billion for a wall or “steel-slate fence.” This was Dec. 20. Pence: $2.5 billion for a wall or fence. The next offer? Pence met with Democrats at the Capitol on Dec. 22 and reportedly suggested a deal for $2.5 billion in wall money.

The next offer? Pence met with Democrats at the Capitol on Dec. 22 and reportedly suggested a deal for $2.5 billion in wall money. Trump: $5.6 billion for a “wall.” Democratic leaders say shortly after Pence left the Capitol, the White House withdrew the $2.5 billion idea. The White House has not disputed this and Trump later told reporters his demand was “not $2.5 billion” but “$5.6 billion.” Meantime, the president was using the word “wall,” not “fence.” (Example: his national address on Jan. 8.)

Democratic leaders say shortly after Pence left the Capitol, the White House withdrew the $2.5 billion idea. The White House has not disputed this and Trump later told reporters his demand was “not $2.5 billion” but “$5.6 billion.” Meantime, the president was using the word “wall,” not “fence.” (Example: his national address on Jan. 8.) Current offer: That brings us to the president’s current offer, made this past weekend: three years of protected status for DACA recipients, who were brought here illegally as children, as well as those with Temporary Protected Status, who have been in the country since fleeing crises in their home nations. In exchange, he is still demanding $5.7 billion for a wall.

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