The partial US government shutdown is likely to continue into next week amid an impasse over funding for President Trump’s proposed Mexico border wall.
Both Congress chambers met for just a few minutes yesterday but took no steps to end the closure.
The House and Senate will now meet again on Monday.
Many lawmakers did not return to Washington for the sessions.
Whether or not to fund the wall is the issue holding up the passing of a government funding budget.
Both sides now seem to accept that the dispute will continue into 2019.