epa07260658 US President Donald J. Trump finishes delivering a statement on border security and the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government, with members of the National Border Patrol Council, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 03 January 2019. A partial shutdown of the government began when Congress and Trump failed to strike a deal before a 22 December 2018 deadine, due to differences regarding border security. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS