Leader McConnell continues negotiations to resolve the government shutdownRepublican Senate Majority Leader from Kentucky Mitch McConnell returns to his office from the Senate floor as the Senate continues work on ending the government shutdown in the US Capitol in Washington , DC , USA , 21 January 2018 . The shutdown began at midnight on 20 January ; the Senate hopes to vote in the early morning hours of 22 January to allow the government to reopen . EPA / JIM LO SCALZO ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전