The threat of a government shutdown has roared back to life after Senate Democrats walked away from a critical funding deal just hours before the Christmas recess, citing a breakdown in trust with the White House. The bipartisan package, which would have funded nearly 90 percent of the federal gover nment through September, collapsed after the […] Shutdown Déjà Vu? Democrats Pump Brakes On Funding Deal After White House ‘Grenade’ ...read more read less