House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged President Donald Trump yet again to reopen the government.

During a White House meeting, Trump declined to open the government as swiftly as possible.

According to a source familiar with the meeting, Pelosi and Schumer asked the president to stop the shutdown by Tuesday, and Trump declined to do that.

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Vice President Mike Pence floated the idea of staff negotiations through the weekend.

From a Dem official familiar with WH mtg: “Pence floated the idea of staff negotiations through the weekend. In response, both Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer urged the President to commit to re-opening government by Tuesday. President Trump refused.” — Lissandra Villa (@LissandraVilla) January 4, 2019

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