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■ The federal government reaches the 26th day of the partial shutdown with no resolution in sight,

IRS gets back to work

Tens of thousands of Internal Revenue Service workers will come back to work for tax filing season later this month under the agency’s new emergency plan for the shutdown, but the agency will remain unable to conduct audits or other key functions, the Treasury Department said.

Dems decline lunch

A number of rank-and-file House Democrats declined an invitation to have lunch with President Donald Trump, who wants to gain some Democratic support for $5.7 billion in border wall money, the issue at the center of the shutdown. Democrats have said they will discuss border security after the shutdown ends.

Breaks are canceled

The House and Senate are planning to skip a scheduled recess next week and stay in session if the shutdown continues.

A call to negotiate

In the House, some freshman Democrats who won in districts carried by Trump in 2016 planned to meet to talk about whether — and how hard — to push their leaders to negotiate with the White House. “Maybe it’s an outlier view compared to some others in the Democratic Party, but I believe we have a responsibility to get in a room and negotiate,” said Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D- Mich.

Judge rejects pay suit

A federal judge in Washington refused to force the government to pay federal employees who have been working without compensation during the shutdown, rejecting arguments from labor unions that unpaid work violates labor laws and the Constitution. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said it would be “profoundly irresponsible” to issue an order that would result in thousands of employees staying home from work.

Border mission goes on

The Pentagon will extend its mission along the southern border for eight months, the Defense Department said, marking a lengthening of Trump’s involvement of the military in his effort to curb migration from Latin America. The extension comes as Trump considers declaring a national emergency that could allow him to use military construction funds for the border wall.

Help for Coast Guard

A charita b le orga n izat i on that offers financial aid to Coast Guard officers and employees has received a $15 million donation from USAA for the military branch to help during the shutdown. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military affected by the shutdown because it falls under the Department of Homeland Security.

ASSOCIATED PRESS 2013 The Internal Revenue Service has a work plan this month for the shutdown, but the Treasury Department says the agency will remain unable to conduct audits or other key functions.