Trump's case for wall meets Democrat resistance

The divide between the administration of US President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders on paying for a border wall was laid bare before a national audience during Trump's first televised Oval Office address and a rebuttal from two congressional leaders on Tuesday night.

The speech was made as the partial government shutdown headed into a third week over the budget standoff between the president and Congress.

Analysts said the impasse is likely to linger, though both sides have agreed to continue talking.