Republican effort to pay federal workers is defeated in Senate

Tonight, on day 23 of the federal government shutdown, a new twist. Democrats blocking a GOP plan to start paying federal employees working without pay during the shutdown. >> Democrats have rejected every opportunity they've been given to put the American people ahead of their far-left base.>> Democrats defending their vote, saying the GOP plan would have given President Trump too much power to decide who would get a paycheck. Our belief is that no federal employee, no one uh should bear the burden or be p ...