PHOTOS: Government shutdown

More than two dozen federal employees and supporters demonstrate at the Sacramento International Airport calling for President Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers to end then partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)(AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown started Dec. 22, 2018 and is still going.

See photos as the nation navigates the impacts.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pauses as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pauses as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FILE In this Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019, file photo, U.S. Coast Guardsmen and women, who missed their first paycheck a day earlier during the partial government shutdown, walk off a 45-foot response boat during their shift at Sector Puget Sound base in Seattle. San Antonio-based USAA, a military personnel insurer and financial services company, said Wednesday they has donated $15 million for interest-free loans to Coast Guard members during the partial U.S. government shutdown. The funds will be disbursed by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. The American Red Cross Hero Care Center will assist. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
FILE In this Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019, file photo, U.S. Coast Guardsmen and women, who missed their first paycheck a day earlier during the partial government shutdown, walk off a 45-foot response boat during their shift at Sector Puget Sound base in Seattle. San Antonio-based USAA, a military personnel insurer and financial services company, said Wednesday they has donated $15 million for interest-free loans to Coast Guard members during the partial U.S. government shutdown. The funds will be disbursed by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. The American Red Cross Hero Care Center will assist. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Blair Sweigert, left, who missed a paycheck a day earlier during the partial government shutdown, works with Washington State Patrol Capt. Dan Atchison in a shared office where they coordinate marine security at Sector Puget Sound base Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Seattle. The Coast Guard is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is unfunded during the shutdown, now in its fourth week. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Blair Sweigert, left, who missed a paycheck a day earlier during the partial government shutdown, works with Washington State Patrol Capt. Dan Atchison in a shared office where they coordinate marine security at Sector Puget Sound base Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Seattle. The Coast Guard is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is unfunded during the shutdown, now in its fourth week. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
More than two dozen federal employees and supporters demonstrate at the Sacramento International Airport calling for President Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers to end then partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
More than two dozen federal employees and supporters demonstrate at the Sacramento International Airport calling for President Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers to end then partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, right, and other freshman Congressmen deliver a letter calling to an end to the government shutdown to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, right, and other freshman Congressmen deliver a letter calling to an end to the government shutdown to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Chantele Montover, a counter agent with Frontier Airlines, takes food donations to a distribution point for to be given to TSA workers at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Florida airports are helping federal workers who aren't getting paid during the government shutdown by offering free food, holding a food drive and opening a food bank.  (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Chantele Montover, a counter agent with Frontier Airlines, takes food donations to a distribution point for to be given to TSA workers at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Florida airports are helping federal workers who aren’t getting paid during the government shutdown by offering free food, holding a food drive and opening a food bank. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Chef Creole owner Wilkinson Sejour hands out free hot meals to TSA workers at his restaurant at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Miami. The restaurant is offering free lunch and dinner to federal airport employees affected by the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Chef Creole owner Wilkinson Sejour hands out free hot meals to TSA workers at his restaurant at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Miami. The restaurant is offering free lunch and dinner to federal airport employees affected by the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a snowman during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president's Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a snowman during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president’s Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People play with snow at the National Mall during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president's Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People play with snow at the National Mall during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president’s Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The Three Soldiers sculpture are covered in snow at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president's Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The Three Soldiers sculpture are covered in snow at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president’s Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Snow falls on the White House as a winter storm arrives in the region, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Snow falls on the White House as a winter storm arrives in the region, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Passengers wait in line at Sun Country Airlines in Terminal G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Passengers wait in line at Sun Country Airlines in Terminal G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport’s normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at the entrance to Concourse G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at the entrance to Concourse G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport’s normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at the entrance to Concourse G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at the entrance to Concourse G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport’s normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
People record with their phones in front of the border wall Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, along the beach in Tijuana, Mexico. Taking the shutdown fight to the Mexican border, U.S. President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
People record with their phones in front of the border wall Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, along the beach in Tijuana, Mexico. Taking the shutdown fight to the Mexican border, U.S. President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Trae Elliott visits Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California's Mojave Desert, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The national park won't be closing because of the partial government shutdown after all. The desert preserve had planned to close on Thursday. As with other national parks, lack of staff had led to problems with human waste, trash and environmental damage. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Trae Elliott visits Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The national park won’t be closing because of the partial government shutdown after all. The desert preserve had planned to close on Thursday. As with other national parks, lack of staff had led to problems with human waste, trash and environmental damage. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
IRS worker Angela Gran, center, and others participate in a federal workers protest rally outside the Federal Building, Thursday, Jan., 10, 2019, in Ogden, Utah. Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
IRS worker Angela Gran, center, and others participate in a federal workers protest rally outside the Federal Building, Thursday, Jan., 10, 2019, in Ogden, Utah. Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Supporters of President Donald Trump wait outside the McAllen International Airport for Trump's visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Supporters of President Donald Trump wait outside the McAllen International Airport for Trump’s visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at McAllen International Airport for a visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at McAllen International Airport for a visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Union members protest the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Union members protest the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Vice President Mike Pence and counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway leave Pence's office off the Senate floor in the Capitol building, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Vice President Mike Pence and counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway leave Pence’s office off the Senate floor in the Capitol building, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents talk along the beach in San Diego, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, seen through razor wire lining the border wall from Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents talk along the beach in San Diego, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, seen through razor wire lining the border wall from Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Construction crews install new border wall sections Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Construction crews install new border wall sections Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., stand with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., as Trump speaks while departing after a Senate Republican Policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., stand with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., as Trump speaks while departing after a Senate Republican Policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, leave an event with furloughed federal workers amid the partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Top Democrats say President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders as talks to end the shutdown remain at an impasse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, leave an event with furloughed federal workers amid the partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Top Democrats say President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders as talks to end the shutdown remain at an impasse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens as President Donald Trump talks to the media after a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens as President Donald Trump talks to the media after a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence walk up the stairs as they arrive at the U.S. Capitol for a Senate Republican policy lunch, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence walk up the stairs as they arrive at the U.S. Capitol for a Senate Republican policy lunch, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pose for photographers after speaking on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump's address, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pose for photographers after speaking on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump’s address, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In this image from video, President Donald Trump speaks during a televised address from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Pool Photo via AP)
In this image from video, President Donald Trump speaks during a televised address from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Pool Photo via AP)
A Marine stands by the door to the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington, as television lights are at the ready a few hours before President Donald Trump is expected to make an address to the nation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A Marine stands by the door to the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington, as television lights are at the ready a few hours before President Donald Trump is expected to make an address to the nation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A cloud passes over the West Wing of the White House at sunset, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, a few hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an address to the nation in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A cloud passes over the West Wing of the White House at sunset, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, a few hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an address to the nation in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dawn arrives at the Capitol in Washington, as the partial government shutdown enters day 18, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, as President Donald Trump holds to his border wall funding demands. Trump will speak to the nation tonight about the border in a televised address from the Oval Office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Dawn arrives at the Capitol in Washington, as the partial government shutdown enters day 18, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, as President Donald Trump holds to his border wall funding demands. Trump will speak to the nation tonight about the border in a televised address from the Oval Office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Floodlights from the U.S,, left, illuminate multiple border walls, center, as traffic flows along a street Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico. With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation Tuesday night that a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he's demanding before ending the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Floodlights from the U.S,, left, illuminate multiple border walls, center, as traffic flows along a street Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico. With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation Tuesday night that a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he’s demanding before ending the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at LaGuardia airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at LaGuardia airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Capitol and Washington Monument are seen at dawn as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol and Washington Monument are seen at dawn as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol and Washington Monument are seen at dawn as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol and Washington Monument are seen at dawn as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at a checkpoint at Miami International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Miami. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at a checkpoint at Miami International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Miami. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Transportation Security Administration checkpoint sign displays at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Transportation Security Administration checkpoint sign displays at O’Hare airport in Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Peter Campbell talks with visitors at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. Campbell is being paid by the Florida National Parks Association to work in the center during the partial government shutdown. As the shutdown drags on, private organizations, local businesses, volunteers and state governments are putting up the money and manpower to keep national parks across the U.S. open, safe and clean for visitors. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A visitor reads information outside of the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. As the partial government shutdown drags on, private organizations, local businesses, volunteers and state governments are putting up the money and manpower to keep national parks across the U.S. open, safe and clean for visitors. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A donation box sits on the counter as Dany Garcia speaks with visitors at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. Garcia is being paid by the Florida National Parks Association to work in the center during the partial government shutdown. As the shutdown drags on, private organizations, local businesses, volunteers and state governments are putting up the money and manpower to keep national parks across the U.S. open, safe and clean for visitors. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Federal contractor Chris Erickson paints his bathroom Friday, Jan., 4, 2019, in North Salt Lake, Utah. Erickson says he’ll run out of vacation days if the shutdown continues. The father of three from Salt Lake City will then crack into his savings, and he’ll likely postpone a 14th wedding anniversary trip with his wife to a cabin. Erickson said he likely won’t get the chance for reimbursement for the lost days because he’s a contractor. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, left, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Vice President Mike Pence, talk as they walk down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders walks off after speaking with reporters about the government shutdown outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders walks off after speaking with reporters about the government shutdown outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, talks with reporters as he walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, after returning from a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, joined at right by Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., pushes back on President Donald Trump's demand to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border with the partial government shutdown in its second week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, joined at right by Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., pushes back on President Donald Trump’s demand to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border with the partial government shutdown in its second week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Steamtown National Historic Site remains temporarily closed due to government shutdown in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. President Donald Trump said his Homeland Security officials will “make a plea” for the border wall with Mexico during a briefing for congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House as the partial government shutdown over his demand for wall funding entered its 12th day. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
The lack of a marriage license isn't the only hitch in Claire and her fiance Sam's plans to get hitched. The Portrait Gallery — where they hoped to have pictures taken — is closed as well due to the shutdown. (Courtesy Claire O'Rourke)
The partial government shutdown has closed the D.C. Marriage Bureau, halting civil ceremonies and the issuing of marriage licenses. The lack of a marriage license isn’t the only hitch for Claire O’Rourke, of D.C. and her fiance Sam. The Portrait Gallery — where they hoped to have pictures taken — is closed as well due to the shutdown. (Courtesy Claire O’Rourke)
 At Cathedral Pharmacy, two workers were busy filling prescriptions, but the counter where passers-by might purchase snacks or tourist memorabilia stood empty. (WTOP/Kristi King)
At Cathedral Pharmacy, two workers were busy filling prescriptions, but the counter where passers-by might purchase snacks or tourist memorabilia stood empty on Jan. 2, 2019, the first day the nearby National Zoo closed because of the partial government shutdown. Cathedral Pharmacy is at 3000 Connecticut Ave. NW. (WTOP/Kristi King)
"We went from having thousands of people every day for Zoo Lights in December to having nobody in January," said Yael Krigman, of nearby shop Baked by Yael, while looking around at empty bistro tables. (WTOP/Kristi King)
“We went from having thousands of people every day for Zoo Lights in December to having nobody in January,” said Yael Krigman, of the shop Baked by Yael, which is near the National Zoo. On Jan. 2, 2019, the bistro tables at the Connecticut Avenue business were empty (WTOP/Kristi King)
Normally bustling with activity, the National Mall is more like a ghost town during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Normally bustling with activity, the National Mall is more like a ghost town during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Normally bustling with activity, the National Mall is more like a ghost town during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Normally bustling with activity, the National Mall is more like a ghost town during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A closed sign is posted on the gate of Smithsonian's National Zoo, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. Smithsonian's National Zoo is closed due to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is convening a border security briefing Wednesday for Democratic and Republican congressional leaders as a partial government shutdown over his demand for border wall funding entered its 12th day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A closed sign is posted on the gate of Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. Smithsonian’s National Zoo is closed due to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is convening a border security briefing Wednesday for Democratic and Republican congressional leaders as a partial government shutdown over his demand for border wall funding entered its 12th day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Garbage piles up on the National Mall during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Garbage piles up on the National Mall during the government shutdown. This photo was taken Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Garbage piles up on the National Mall during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Garbage piles up on the National Mall during the government shutdown on Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
The National Zoo is shuttered Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2019 during the government shutdown. (A young boy at the gates of the National Zoo on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2019, during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
The National Zoo is shuttered Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A family tries to visit the National Zoo during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A family tries unsuccessfully to visit the National Zoo during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A young boy at the gates of the National Zoo on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A young boy stands at the gates of the National Zoo on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Visitors take their pictures at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Visitors take their pictures at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Park police officer patrol an area at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week.  A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Park police officer patrol an area at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People gather at the Lincoln Memorial to watch the sunrise in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The U.S. Capitol is seen early in the morning in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The U.S. Capitol is seen early in the morning in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Maila and her brother Sammy Farag, play with meerkat cutout boards at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. In the event of a prolonged government shutdown and Smithsonian's National Zoo closes, the zoo keepers will be working unpaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Maila and her brother Sammy Farag, play with meerkat cutout boards at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. In the event of a prolonged government shutdown and Smithsonian’s National Zoo closes, the zoo keepers will be working unpaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The lights in the Capitol Dome glow behind the Peace Monument statue in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its second week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. The new Democratic House majority gavels into session this week with legislation to end the government shutdown. Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The lights in the Capitol Dome glow behind the Peace Monument statue in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its second week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. The new Democratic House majority gavels into session this week with legislation to end the government shutdown. Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over Trump’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. The new Democratic House majority gavels into session this week with legislation to end the government shutdown. Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. The new Democratic House majority gavels into session this week with legislation to end the government shutdown. Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over Trump’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Elephant manager Marie Galloway feeds 70-year-old Asian elephant Ambika at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. In the event of a prolonged government shutdown and zoo closes, the zoo keepers will be working unpaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Elephant manager Marie Galloway feeds 70-year-old Asian elephant Ambika at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. In the event of a prolonged government shutdown and zoo closes, the zoo keepers will be working unpaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Visitors pass the office of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Ryan will relinquish power to House Democrats under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi as speaker. House Democrats are introducing legislation to re-open government, but without extra money for President Donald Trump's border wall. Votes are being planned for Thursday, as soon as the new Congress convenes. The package would fund Homeland Security at current levels to Feb. 8. The other closed departments would be funded through the remainder of the fiscal year. It's unclear if Trump would accept it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Visitors pass the office of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Ryan will relinquish power to House Democrats under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi as speaker. House Democrats are introducing legislation to re-open government, but without extra money for President Donald Trump’s border wall. Votes are being planned for Thursday, as soon as the new Congress convenes. The package would fund Homeland Security at current levels to Feb. 8. The other closed departments would be funded through the remainder of the fiscal year. It’s unclear if Trump would accept it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer directs a traveler as another looks on at a security screening area during a partial federal government shutdown Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in SeaTac, Wash. TSA staff are among tens of thousands of federal employees considered essential as the federal government shutdown moves into its second week. They are working without pay until the shutdown ends, but will likely be paid retroactively later on. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer directs a traveler as another looks on at a security screening area during a partial federal government shutdown Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in SeaTac, Wash. TSA staff are among tens of thousands of federal employees considered essential as the federal government shutdown moves into its second week. They are working without pay until the shutdown ends, but will likely be paid retroactively later on. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 photo provided by Dakota Snider shows trash tossed on the grounds in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. (Dakota Snider via AP)
In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 photo provided by Dakota Snider shows trash tossed on the grounds in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. (Dakota Snider via AP)
The Capitol is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool in Washington, as a partial government shutdown heads into a second week, Friday night, Dec. 28, 2018. Both chambers of Congress are gone, likely leaving the impasse till next week when the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool in Washington, as a partial government shutdown heads into a second week, Friday night, Dec. 28, 2018. Both chambers of Congress are gone, likely leaving the impasse till next week when the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is seen on a rainy morning in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico if Democrats in Congress don't agree to fund the construction of a border wall. Trump tweeted Friday morning that "We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely," unless a funding deal is reached with "the Obstructionist Democrats." Trump's demand for money to build the border wall and Democrats' refusal to give him what he wants has caused a partial government shutdown that is nearly a week old. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is seen on a rainy morning in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico if Democrats in Congress don’t agree to fund the construction of a border wall. Trump tweeted Friday morning that “We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely,” unless a funding deal is reached with “the Obstructionist Democrats.” Trump’s demand for money to build the border wall and Democrats’ refusal to give him what he wants has caused a partial government shutdown that is nearly a week old. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
With reporters seeking comment, Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, departs after he opened and closed a brief session of the U.S. Senate amid the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
With reporters seeking comment, Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, departs after he opened and closed a brief session of the U.S. Senate amid the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Tourists walk past a sign near the embarkation point for the Statue of Liberty in New York, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will remain open despite the ongoing partial government shutdown, even as some national parks and monuments close down, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Tourists walk past a sign near the embarkation point for the Statue of Liberty in New York, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will remain open despite the ongoing partial government shutdown, even as some national parks and monuments close down, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Park Police Horse Mounted Patrol Unit Officer Baum, who is working without pay due to the government shutdown, puts Monty into a horse trailer at the end of their day, across from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he'll do "whatever it takes" to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. Washington area national parks will remain open during the partial government shutdown, but without visitor center services. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Park Police Horse Mounted Patrol Unit Officer Baum, who is working without pay due to the government shutdown, puts Monty into a horse trailer at the end of their day, across from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he’ll do “whatever it takes” to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. Washington area national parks will remain open during the partial government shutdown, but without visitor center services. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Visitors tour the Capitol Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Visitors tour the Capitol Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Empty corridors around the Senate are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown.  Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Empty corridors around the Senate are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A statue of Benjamin Franklin is seen in an empty corridor outside the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A statue of Benjamin Franklin is seen in an empty corridor outside the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A lone U.S. Park Police officer stands watch at the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. There is no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he'll do "whatever it takes" to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. Washington area national parks will remain open during the partial government shutdown, but without visitor center services. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A lone U.S. Park Police officer stands watch at the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. There is no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he’ll do “whatever it takes” to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. Washington area national parks will remain open during the partial government shutdown, but without visitor center services. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Park ranger Dillon O’Brien stops motorists as they try to navigate the snow packed road to Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Estes Park, Colo. Some roads in the park were left unplowed after an overnight snow because a partial federal shutdown. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pedestrians and motorists are shown behind a gate closing a road to Fort Point in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The National Archives building was closed on Saturday, the first full day of a partial government shutdown likely to last through Christmas.  (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
The southern face of the National Archives — deserted on the Saturday before Christmas, save for a few tourists snapping photos of a sign proclaiming the site closed due to the shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A placard outside the National Archives building advises the site is closed due to the ongoing holiday shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Ford’s Theatre, a National Park Service-run historical site, was impacted by the shutdown on Saturday, Dec. 22, though a Christmas performance went on as planned. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Motorists glide through the unattended toll booths at Rocky Mountain National Park Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Estes Park, Colo. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. The gridlock blocks money for nine of 15 Cabinet-level departments and dozens of agencies including the departments of Homeland Security, Transportation, Interior, Agriculture, State and Justice. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A man runs past a National Park Service sign in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The setting sun illuminates clouds behind the White House during a partial federal shutdown, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Washington. The partial federal shutdown was expected to drag into Christmas as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders remained stuck in a standoff over his border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
An Alcatraz Cruise ship waits to depart as customers stand in line for ferry service in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. The company that provides ferry services to Alcatraz Island kept its daytime tours but canceled its behind-the-scenes and night tours for Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Alcatraz Island is shown behind a locks on a pier fence in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. The company that provides ferry services to Alcatraz Island kept its daytime tours but canceled its behind-the-scenes and night tours for Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A man stands on a pier with Alcatraz Island at rear in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. The company that provides ferry services to Alcatraz Island kept its daytime tours but canceled its behind-the-scenes and night tours for Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Park ranger Kevin Sturmer drags pylons up Trail Ridge Road to block access after an overnight snow was left unplowed in Rocky Mountain National Park Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Estes Park, Colo. Roads were unplowed in the park because of a partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A lane is blocked to an unattended toll booth at Rocky Mountain National Park Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Estes Park, Colo. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. The gridlock blocks money for nine of 15 Cabinet-level departments and dozens of agencies including the departments of Homeland Security, Transportation, Interior, Agriculture, State and Justice. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The moon rises behind the North Portico of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in Washington. The partial federal shutdown was expected to drag into Christmas as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders remained stuck in a standoff over the border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The sun rises behind the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is met by reporters as he arrives at the Capitol on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic lawmakers, and some Republicans, are at odds with President Donald Trump on spending for his border wall, in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is seen on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers are at a standoff with President Donald Trump on spending for his border wall, in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting a wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the Capitol on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic lawmakers, and some Republicans, are at odds with President Donald Trump on spending for his border wall, in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A ferry full of passengers steams towards the Statue of Liberty Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in New York. The national landmark remained open despite a partial government shutdown after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made funding available to keep the monument open. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
People line up to board a ferry to visit the Statue of Liberty Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, in New York. The national landmark remained open despite a partial government shutdown after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made funding available to keep the monument open. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
The Capitol is seen on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers are at a standoff with President Donald Trump on spending for his border wall, in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Government operations will be disrupted during the shutdown and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed or forced to work without pay just days before Christmas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, departs with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, and incoming White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney as they depart for the night without a bill that would pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall and avert a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
People stand near a statue of George Washington, adjacent to the New York Stock Exchange, background, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, at the closed Federal Hall National Memorial in New York. Now in its 10th year, America’s economic expansion still looks sturdy. Yet the partial shutdown of the government that began Saturday has added another threat to a growing list of risks. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is met by reporters as he returns to the Capitol from the White House as work to avoid a partial government shutdown continues with President Donald Trump demanding funds for a border wall, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Trump is imploring McConnell to change the Senate’s rules in order to pass the spending bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Donald Trump makes a statement on the possible government shutdown before signing criminal just reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, walks with incoming White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, center, and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, second from left, after meetings to pass a bill that would pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall and avert a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The U.S. Capitol Dome is seen beyond American Flags around the the base of the Washington Monument in Washington, early Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. The American Flags are at half-staff to honor of former President George H.W. Bush. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The U.S. Capitol is seen reflected after rain in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. The Republican-led House approved funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall in legislation that pushes the government closer to a partial government shutdown. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A partial government shutdown wouldn't cancel Christmas, but some of the people making things run smoothly ahead of and after the holiday could be affected.
A partial government shutdown wouldn’t cancel Christmas, but some of the people making things run smoothly ahead of and after the holiday could be affected. (Mladen Antonov/Getty Images/Mladen Antonov/Getty Images)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns to the Capitol from the White House as work to avoid a partial government shutdown continues with President Donald Trump demanding funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Trump is imploring McConnell to change the Senate’s rules in order to pass the spending bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The Capitol is seen at day’s end as the Senate works on a House-passed bill that would pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall and avert a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber as the Senate waits to take up a House-passed bill that would pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A person walks past the West Wing of the White House as it is reflected at dusk, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, in Washington, as the potential for a partial government shutdown looms. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Capitol Christmas tree decorations are seen outside of The U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Republican-led House approved funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall in legislation that pushes the government closer to a partial government shutdown. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pauses as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FILE In this Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019, file photo, U.S. Coast Guardsmen and women, who missed their first paycheck a day earlier during the partial government shutdown, walk off a 45-foot response boat during their shift at Sector Puget Sound base in Seattle. San Antonio-based USAA, a military personnel insurer and financial services company, said Wednesday they has donated $15 million for interest-free loans to Coast Guard members during the partial U.S. government shutdown. The funds will be disbursed by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. The American Red Cross Hero Care Center will assist. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Blair Sweigert, left, who missed a paycheck a day earlier during the partial government shutdown, works with Washington State Patrol Capt. Dan Atchison in a shared office where they coordinate marine security at Sector Puget Sound base Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Seattle. The Coast Guard is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is unfunded during the shutdown, now in its fourth week. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
More than two dozen federal employees and supporters demonstrate at the Sacramento International Airport calling for President Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers to end then partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, right, and other freshman Congressmen deliver a letter calling to an end to the government shutdown to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Chantele Montover, a counter agent with Frontier Airlines, takes food donations to a distribution point for to be given to TSA workers at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Florida airports are helping federal workers who aren't getting paid during the government shutdown by offering free food, holding a food drive and opening a food bank.  (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Chef Creole owner Wilkinson Sejour hands out free hot meals to TSA workers at his restaurant at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in Miami. The restaurant is offering free lunch and dinner to federal airport employees affected by the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a snowman during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president's Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People play with snow at the National Mall during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president's Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The Three Soldiers sculpture are covered in snow at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, during a snowstorm, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week at Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. With the standoff over paying for his long-promised border wall dragging on, the president's Oval Office address and visit to the Texas border over the past week failed to break the logjam and left aides and allies fearful that the president has misjudged Democratic resolve and is running out of negotiating options. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Snow falls on the White House as a winter storm arrives in the region, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Passengers wait in line at Sun Country Airlines in Terminal G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at the entrance to Concourse G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at the entrance to Concourse G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
People record with their phones in front of the border wall Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, along the beach in Tijuana, Mexico. Taking the shutdown fight to the Mexican border, U.S. President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Trae Elliott visits Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California's Mojave Desert, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The national park won't be closing because of the partial government shutdown after all. The desert preserve had planned to close on Thursday. As with other national parks, lack of staff had led to problems with human waste, trash and environmental damage. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
IRS worker Angela Gran, center, and others participate in a federal workers protest rally outside the Federal Building, Thursday, Jan., 10, 2019, in Ogden, Utah. Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Supporters of President Donald Trump wait outside the McAllen International Airport for Trump's visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at McAllen International Airport for a visit to the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Union members protest the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Vice President Mike Pence and counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway leave Pence's office off the Senate floor in the Capitol building, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents talk along the beach in San Diego, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, seen through razor wire lining the border wall from Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Construction crews install new border wall sections Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., stand with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., as Trump speaks while departing after a Senate Republican Policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, leave an event with furloughed federal workers amid the partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Top Democrats say President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders as talks to end the shutdown remain at an impasse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens as President Donald Trump talks to the media after a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence walk up the stairs as they arrive at the U.S. Capitol for a Senate Republican policy lunch, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pose for photographers after speaking on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump's address, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In this image from video, President Donald Trump speaks during a televised address from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Pool Photo via AP)
A Marine stands by the door to the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington, as television lights are at the ready a few hours before President Donald Trump is expected to make an address to the nation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A cloud passes over the West Wing of the White House at sunset, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, a few hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an address to the nation in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dawn arrives at the Capitol in Washington, as the partial government shutdown enters day 18, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, as President Donald Trump holds to his border wall funding demands. Trump will speak to the nation tonight about the border in a televised address from the Oval Office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Floodlights from the U.S,, left, illuminate multiple border walls, center, as traffic flows along a street Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico. With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation Tuesday night that a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he's demanding before ending the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at LaGuardia airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Capitol and Washington Monument are seen at dawn as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol and Washington Monument are seen at dawn as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A Transportation Security Administration officer works at a checkpoint at Miami International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Miami. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Transportation Security Administration checkpoint sign displays at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The TSA acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders walks off after speaking with reporters about the government shutdown outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, joined at right by Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., pushes back on President Donald Trump's demand to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border with the partial government shutdown in its second week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The lack of a marriage license isn't the only hitch in Claire and her fiance Sam's plans to get hitched. The Portrait Gallery — where they hoped to have pictures taken — is closed as well due to the shutdown. (Courtesy Claire O'Rourke)
 At Cathedral Pharmacy, two workers were busy filling prescriptions, but the counter where passers-by might purchase snacks or tourist memorabilia stood empty. (WTOP/Kristi King)
"We went from having thousands of people every day for Zoo Lights in December to having nobody in January," said Yael Krigman, of nearby shop Baked by Yael, while looking around at empty bistro tables. (WTOP/Kristi King)
Normally bustling with activity, the National Mall is more like a ghost town during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Normally bustling with activity, the National Mall is more like a ghost town during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A closed sign is posted on the gate of Smithsonian's National Zoo, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. Smithsonian's National Zoo is closed due to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is convening a border security briefing Wednesday for Democratic and Republican congressional leaders as a partial government shutdown over his demand for border wall funding entered its 12th day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Garbage piles up on the National Mall during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Garbage piles up on the National Mall during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
The National Zoo is shuttered Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2019 during the government shutdown. (A young boy at the gates of the National Zoo on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2019, during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A family tries to visit the National Zoo during the government shutdown Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A young boy at the gates of the National Zoo on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, during the government shutdown. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
Visitors take their pictures at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Park police officer patrol an area at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week.  A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The U.S. Capitol is seen early in the morning in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Maila and her brother Sammy Farag, play with meerkat cutout boards at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. In the event of a prolonged government shutdown and Smithsonian's National Zoo closes, the zoo keepers will be working unpaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The lights in the Capitol Dome glow behind the Peace Monument statue in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its second week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. The new Democratic House majority gavels into session this week with legislation to end the government shutdown. Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump as Democrats come into control of the House. The new Democratic House majority gavels into session this week with legislation to end the government shutdown. Pelosi and Trump both think they have public sentiment on their side in the battle over Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Elephant manager Marie Galloway feeds 70-year-old Asian elephant Ambika at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. In the event of a prolonged government shutdown and zoo closes, the zoo keepers will be working unpaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Visitors pass the office of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Ryan will relinquish power to House Democrats under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi as speaker. House Democrats are introducing legislation to re-open government, but without extra money for President Donald Trump's border wall. Votes are being planned for Thursday, as soon as the new Congress convenes. The package would fund Homeland Security at current levels to Feb. 8. The other closed departments would be funded through the remainder of the fiscal year. It's unclear if Trump would accept it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer directs a traveler as another looks on at a security screening area during a partial federal government shutdown Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in SeaTac, Wash. TSA staff are among tens of thousands of federal employees considered essential as the federal government shutdown moves into its second week. They are working without pay until the shutdown ends, but will likely be paid retroactively later on. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 photo provided by Dakota Snider shows trash tossed on the grounds in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. (Dakota Snider via AP)
The Capitol is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool in Washington, as a partial government shutdown heads into a second week, Friday night, Dec. 28, 2018. Both chambers of Congress are gone, likely leaving the impasse till next week when the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Capitol is seen on a rainy morning in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico if Democrats in Congress don't agree to fund the construction of a border wall. Trump tweeted Friday morning that "We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely," unless a funding deal is reached with "the Obstructionist Democrats." Trump's demand for money to build the border wall and Democrats' refusal to give him what he wants has caused a partial government shutdown that is nearly a week old. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
With reporters seeking comment, Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, departs after he opened and closed a brief session of the U.S. Senate amid the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Tourists walk past a sign near the embarkation point for the Statue of Liberty in New York, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will remain open despite the ongoing partial government shutdown, even as some national parks and monuments close down, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Park Police Horse Mounted Patrol Unit Officer Baum, who is working without pay due to the government shutdown, puts Monty into a horse trailer at the end of their day, across from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he'll do "whatever it takes" to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. Washington area national parks will remain open during the partial government shutdown, but without visitor center services. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Visitors tour the Capitol Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Empty corridors around the Senate are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown.  Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A statue of Benjamin Franklin is seen in an empty corridor outside the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, during a partial government shutdown. Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours' notice before having to return for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A lone U.S. Park Police officer stands watch at the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Washington, during a partial government shutdown. There is no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he'll do "whatever it takes" to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. Washington area national parks will remain open during the partial government shutdown, but without visitor center services. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A partial government shutdown wouldn't cancel Christmas, but some of the people making things run smoothly ahead of and after the holiday could be affected.

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