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A5 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2019 Day 13: New Congress, same old impasse By LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press WASHINGTON — The partial government shut- down entered a 13th day today with House Demo- crats prepared to pass their plan to reopen government and President Donald Trump accusing them of playing politics with an eye on the 2020 election. Both sides appeared at an impasse over Trump’s demand for billions of dol- lars to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Congressional leaders will meet with Trump on Friday to try for a resolution. The new Congress con- venes today with Demo- crats taking majority control of the House, and Demo- cratic leader Nancy Pelosi, expected to be elected speaker, said they’d quickly pass legislation to re-open the government — without funds for Trump’s border wall. “There is no amount of persuasion he can use” to get her to fund his wall, Pelosi said in an interview airing today on NBC’s “Today” show. She added: “We can go through the back and forth. No. How many more times can we say no?” Trump shot back today, accusing the Democrats of playing politics. “The Shutdown is only because of the 2020 Pres- idential Election,” he said AP Photo/Evan Vucci House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer leave a meeting Wednesday with President Donald Trump on border security at the White House. on Twitter. “The Democrats know they can’t win based on all of the achievements of “Trump,” so they are going all out on the desperately needed Wall and Border Security — and Presiden- tial Harassment. For them, strictly politics!” The Democratic package to end the shutdown would include one bill to tem- porarily fund the Depart- ment of Homeland Secu- rity at current levels — with $1.3 billion for border secu- rity, far less than Trump has said he wants for the wall — through Feb. 8 as talks would continue. It would also include a separate measure to fund the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Housing and Urban Development and others closed by the partial shut- down. That measure would provide money through the remainder of the fi scal year, to Sept. 30. The White House has rejected the Democratic package, and Republicans who control the Senate are hesitant to take it up with- out Trump on board. Sen- ate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called it a “total nonstarter.” Trump said ahead of his White House session with the congressio- nal leaders that the partial shutdown will last “as long as it takes” to get the fund- ing he wants. In public, Trump renewed his dire warnings of rap- ists and others at the border. But when pressed in private Wednesday by Democrats asking why he wouldn’t end the shutdown, he responded at one point, “I would look foolish if I did that.” A White House offi cial, one of two people who described that exchange only on con- dition of anonymity, said the president had been try- ing to explain that it would be foolish not to pay for bor- der security. “Could be a long time or could be quickly,” Trump said during lengthy pub- lic comments at a Cabi- net meeting, his fi rst public appearance of the new year. Meanwhile, the shutdown has closed some parks and leaving hundreds of thou- sands of federal employees without pay. Democrats said they asked Trump directly during Wednesday’s private meet- ing held in the Situation Room why he wouldn’t con- sider their package of bills. “I said, Mr. President, Give me one good rea- son why you should con- tinue your shutdown,” Sen- ate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said afterward. “He could not give a good answer.” At another point Wednes- day, Trump told Pelosi that, as a “good Catholic,” she should support the wall because Vatican City has a wall, according to a congres- sional aide. Trump has men- tioned the Vatican’s centu- ries-old fortifi cations before, including at the earlier Cabi- net meeting. But Democrats have said they don’t want medieval barriers, and Pelosi has called Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border immoral. “I remain ready and will- ing to work with Demo- crats,” Trump tweeted after the meeting. “Let’s get it done!” WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press Sanders aides face harassment allegations from 2016 campaign NEW YORK — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his chief lieutenants are offering contrition as some of his 2016 campaign staffers face allegations of sexual harassment that threaten to derail a second White House bid before it begins. Hours after a New York Times report detailed allega- tions of unwanted sexual advances and pay inequity on his fi rst campaign, Sanders apologized late Wednesday “to any woman who felt that she was not treated appropriately.” “Of course, if I run again, we will do better next time,” Sanders told CNN. Yet there were immediate signs that the allegations, which did not directly involve Sanders, could hurt the self-de- scribed democratic socialist’s 2020 ambitions in the midst of the #MeToo era. In the wake of the report, some Demo- cratic activists and operatives complained about the aggres- sive culture during the fi rst campaign when male staffers and supporters were sometimes labeled “Bernie bros.” “I’m not the least bit surprised,” National Organization for Women President Toni Van Pelt said, noting she was forced to block Sanders’ supporters from her social media feed in 2016. “To me, it was really clear this was the way they were running the campaign.” North Korean envoy to Italy vanishes — did he defect? ROME — North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has gone into hiding along with his wife, according to a South Korean lawmaker, raising the possibility of a defection of a senior North Korean offi cial. THE DAILY ASTORIAN T HURSDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 The news came from South Korea’s spy agency, which briefed lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday on the status of North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil. A high-profi le defection by one of North Korea’s elite would be a huge embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pursues diplomacy with Seoul and Washington and seeks to portray himself as a geopolitical player. An offi cial with the Italian Foreign Ministry said today that Jo hadn’t requested asylum from Italy. North Korea, which touts itself as a socialist paradise, is extremely sensitive about defections, especially among its elite diplomatic corps, and has previously insisted that they are South Korean or U.S. plots to undermine its government. Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia announced today it will seek the death penalty against fi ve suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage implicated in the writ- er’s assassination. Prosecutors announced that 11 suspects in the slaying attended their fi rst court hearing with lawyers, but the state- ment did not name those in court. It also did not explain why seven other suspects arrested over the Oct. 2 killing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul did not immediately face for- mal charges. The kingdom previously announced 18 people had been arrested. Saudi offi cials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The killing of Khashoggi, who wrote columns critical of Prince Mohammed, has strained the decades-long ties the kingdom enjoys with the United States. It also has added to a renewed international push to end the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Khashoggi, 59, entered the consulate as his fi ancée waited outside. But unbeknownst to him, a team of Saudi offi cials had fl own in before his arrival and laid in wait for him. Stocks plunge after Apple sees slower iPhone sales in China NEW YORK — Stocks went into a steep slide this morn- ing after Apple reported a slowdown in iPhone sales over the holidays in China, a hugely important market for the company. The rare warning of disappointing results from Apple sent a shudder through markets and reinforced fears among investors that the world’s second-largest economy is weakening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 600 points about an hour into trading. The broader S&P 500 index was down 2.4 percent. Apple’s stock plunged 10 percent, erasing $67 billion in value. Other big exporters, including technology and machinery companies, also took big losses. Some of the worst drops were at chipmakers that make components used in smartphones and other gadgets. The U.S.-China trade dispute, nearly a year old, threatens to snarl their supply lines and reduce demand for their products. 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