Only Two People Can End This Shutdown. And Neither Is Budging

A bipartisan group of senators got involved. The president's son-in-law and the vice president took a shot. A group that calls itself the Problem Solvers Caucus tried its hand.

But in the end, none of them were able to resolve the impasse leading to the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

As the partial government shutdown heads toward the one-month mark, it's become clear that only two people can end it: President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

A bipartisan group of senators got involved. The president's son-in-law and the vice president took a shot. A group that calls itself the Problem Solvers Caucus tried its hand. But in the end, none of them were able to resolve the impasse leading to the longest shutdown in U.S. history. As the partial government shutdown heads toward the one-month mark, it's become clear that only two people can end it: President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.