Government shutdown begins while negotiations continue

Lawmakers are expected to convene today on Capitol Hill, as a plan to fund the government has yet to come to fruition. This comes just a day after members of Congress and President Donald Trump failed to come to an agreement on a deal, resulting in the third government shutdown this year.

Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, who was briefed by Vice President Mike Pence, the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner and budget director Mick Mulvaney on Friday, told CNN's Suzanne Malveaux on Saturday morning that the hope is McConnell will have a deal to announce when the Senate reconvenes at noon.

The debate between the White House and Congress focuses not just on how much money to allocate to border security, but also on the language stipulating where and how that money can be spent, he said.

"We've agreed in the Senate we're not bringing anything to the floor until we know all three bodies have agreed to it," Lankford said. "Then we can expedite it through the process on the floor."

If there's no agreement, Lankford said he believes the American people will be looking at a much longer shutdown.

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