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A5 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2019 No breakthrough in shutdown talks By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pres- ident Donald Trump stood by his demands for fund- ing for a border wall Sun- day as another round of shutdown talks failed to break an impasse, while newly empowered House Democrats planned to step up the pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers by passing legislation this week to reopen parts of the government. Trump, who spent part of the day at Camp David for staff meetings, showed no signs of budging on his demand of more than $5 billion for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. White House offi cials affi rmed that request in a letter to Capitol Hill after a meeting with senior congressional aides led by Vice President Mike Pence at the White House complex yielded lit- tle progress. The letter from Offi ce of Management and Bud- get Acting Director Rus- sell Vought also formal- ized Trump’s declaration that the wall would be built from steel, rather than con- crete, asking for funding for a “steel barrier on the South- AP Photo/Mark Lennihan A TSA agent directs passengers through a security checkpoint at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., suggested Sunday that the partial government shutdown is disrupting Transportation Security Administration operations. west border.” The White House said the letter, as well as details provided during the meet- ing, sought to answer Dem- ocrats’ questions about the funding request. Democrats, though, said the administra- tion failed in both the meet- ing and the letter to provide a full budget of how it would spend the billions requested on the wall, money the pres- ident wants from Congress. The letter includes a request for $800 million for “urgent humanitar- ian needs,” a refl ection of the growing anxiety over migrants traveling to the border — which the White House said Democrats raised in the meetings. And it repeats some existing fund- ing requests for detention beds and security offi cers, which have already been panned by Congress and would likely fi nd resistance among House Democrats. Still, the request makes clear a wall is a top priority. Vought writes that a “physi- cal barrier — wall — creates an enduring capability that helps fi eld personnel stop, slow down and/or contain illegal entries.” Trump sought to frame a steel barrier as progress as he returned from the presi- dential retreat in Maryland, saying Democrats “don’t like concrete, so we’ll give them steel.” The president has already suggested his defi nition of the wall is fl ex- ible, but Democrats have made clear they see a wall as immoral and ineffective and prefer other types of border security funded at already agreed upon levels. With the partial shutdown in its third week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she intends to begin pass- ing individual bills to reopen agencies in the coming days, starting with the Treasury Department to ensure peo- ple receive their tax refunds. That effort is designed to squeeze Senate Republicans, some of whom are growing increasingly anxious about the extended shutdown. The seemingly intrac- table budget showdown marks the fi rst clash for Trump and Democrats, who now control the House. It pits Trump’s unpredictable negotiating stylings against a largely united Democratic front, as many Republicans watch nervously from the sidelines and hundreds of thousands of federal work- ers go without pay. Although Trump tweeted that the Sunday session had been “productive,” two Democrats familiar with the meeting gave a differ- ent take, saying the White House had not provided the budget details they had requested and again declined to re-open govern- ment. One of the offi cials — neither was authorized to speak publicly — said no additional meetings were scheduled. Trump said earlier in the day that he was hop- ing for “some very serious talks come Monday, Tues- day, Wednesday.” While insisting he wanted to make a deal, he also declared he would not give an inch in his fi ght for funding for a border barrier, saying: “There’s not going to be any bend right here.” Among the Republi- cans expressing concerns was Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who said Sen- ate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should take up bills from the Democrat- ic-led House. “Let’s get those reopened while the negotiations con- tinue,” Collins said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Democrats criticized McCo- nnell for waiting on Trump’s support, but Collins said she was sympathetic to McCon- nell’s opposition to moving legislation without agree- ment from the president. WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press US, Turkey set for negotiations on fate of Kurds ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton is set to press Turkey for assurances that it won’t attack the Kurdish fi ghters in Syria, which he said is now a condition for the withdrawal of American troops from northeastern Syria. Bolton arrived today for negotiations with the NATO ally about the safety of the Kurds, who have fought along- side American forces against the Islamic State in Syria, and fear a military assault from Turkey should the U.S. pull out. The talks are likely to be contentious, as Turkey consid- ers the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, a terrorist group linked to an insurgency within its borders, and has threatened to mount a campaign against the groups. Bolton, who is expected to meet Tuesday with Turkish offi - cials including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said the U.S. would oppose any such move against its allies in the fi ght against IS. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar hit out at Bolton today, saying on Twitter that Turkey’s fi ght isn’t against Kurds but against Kurdish rebels and Islamic States mili- tants who pose a threat to all ethnic groups. Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the fi rst time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met today to hear arguments. It was not clear when she would return to the court, which will hear more cases on Tuesday and Wednesday, and again next week. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the 85-year-old justice is continuing to recuperate and work from home THE DAILY ASTORIAN M ONDAY 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 after doctors removed two cancerous growths from her left lung on Dec. 21. Chief Justice John Roberts said in the courtroom today that Ginsburg would participate in deciding the argued cases “on the basis of the briefs and transcripts of oral arguments.” Uber driver pleads guilty to 6 murders in 2016 KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A man charged with killing six strangers between picking up rides for Uber pleaded guilty to murder today in Michigan. Jason Dalton’s surprise move occurred as lawyers and a judge planned to pick a jury in Kalamazoo County court. There was no deal: He pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder, and he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance for parole. “I’ve wanted to do this for quite a while,” Dalton told a judge. He answered “yes” to a series of questions, admitting that he shot eight people at three locations in the Kalam- azoo area in 2016. Four women, a man and a 17-year-old boy were killed. After Dalton’s arrest, police quoted him as saying a “devil fi gure” on Uber’s app was controlling him on the day of the shootings. He was found competent to stand trial and last week dropped an insanity defense. Michigan family of 5 killed in wrong-way crash in Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. — A suspected drunken driver head- ing the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Kentucky struck a vehicle carrying fi ve family members from Michigan early Sunday, killing all six people, authorities said. The southbound pickup truck being driven in the north- bound lanes struck the family’s sport utility vehicle at 2:30 a.m. in Lexington. The SUV caught fi re and all fi ve occupants of that vehicle died, along with the pickup’s driver, police said. The family from Northville, Michigan, was returning from a vacation in Florida. They were identifi ed as Issam Abbas, 42 and Rima Abbas, 38, along with their children, a boy Ali Abbas, 14; and girls Isabella Abbas, 13, and Giselle Abbas, 7. The driver of the white pickup was identifi ed as 41-year- old Joey Lee Bailey of Georgetown. Authorities believe Bailey was driving under the infl uence and that toxicology tests were planned. The interstate was shut for hours as the accident investigation opened. It was the second crash in three days involving multi- ple deaths on Interstate 75, a bustling north-south corri- dor crossing the nation’s midsection from South Florida to the U.S. border with Canada. Near Gainesville, Florida, an accident Thursday on a relatively fl at stretch of the inter- state that started between two tractor-trailers killed seven people, including fi ve children on a trip to Walt Disney World in a church van from Louisiana. The truck drivers also were killed and at least eight others were injured. Divorce need not be expensive. We help you get the paperwork right and provide mediation to help you divide your assets. Christy Shoop Brian G. 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