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Showdown over shutdown

• Senate Democrats looked ready to block a stopgap bill that passed the House late Thursday in a bid to keep much of the government running past midnight tonight.

The Democrats are intent on securing concessions that would, among other things, protect some young immigrants from deportation. We break down the arguments.

The atmosphere has not been helped by a public spat between President Trump and his chief of staff, John Kelly, over the proposed border wall. Our Washington reporters analyze what was perhaps an inevitable clash between two alpha males.