Trump to stay in Washington as government shutdown creeps over Christmas

US President Donald Trump will spend Christmas away from his Mar-a-Lago Florida estate due to the government shutdown, as the White House and lawmakers scramble to avert defunding key government agencies over the border wall row.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced that Trump's wife, Melania, who had already left for Florida, would be flown back to the White House so the Trumps can spend Christmas together.