The government shutdown is continues, with no end in sight.
Politico reports that Senator Mitch McConnell isn’t playing the role of deal-maker as he has in previous fights.
McConnell says Democrats are privately urging him to help find a way out of the impasse.
The Senate majority leader says he will not find a way around the impasse.
---I don’t see how that leads to an outcome. And I want to get an outcome.---
McConnell said a resolution "will be determined by the president and Senate Democrats.”