Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)

■ President Donald Trump says “not much headway” has been made as the shutdown drags on.

- By Catherine Lucey and Lisa Mascaro

WASHINGTON — White House officials and congressio­nal aides emerged from talks to reopen the government without a breakthrou­gh Saturday, though they planned to return to the table the following day.

President Donald Trump tweeted: “Not much headway made today.” The president later tweeted that he planned to go to his Maryland retreat at Camp David on Sunday morning to discuss borders security and other topics with senior staff.

Democrats agreed there had been little movement Saturday, saying the White House did not budge on the president’s key demand, $5.6 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Accusation­s flew after the session led by Vice President Mike Pence. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” accused Democrats of being there to “stall.”

Democrats familiar with the meeting said the White House position was “untenable.”

A White House official said the meeting included a briefing on border security by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Democrats sought written details from the Department of Homeland Security on their budget needs, which the White House said it would provide.

With talks stalled, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats plan to start approving individual bills to reopen shuttered department­s starting with Treasury to ensure Americans receive their tax refunds.

“While President Trump threatens to keep the government shut down for ‘years’, Democrats are taking immediate further action to re-open government, so that we can meet the needs of the American people, protect our borders and respect our workers,” Pelosi said.

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