India, Sept. 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday predicted that the government might shut down, citing a stalemate between his party and Democrats. "We'll continue to talk to the Democrats, but I think you could very well end up with a closed country for a period of time," Trump said in the Oval Office.

The shutdown might come amid the Senate Republicans and Democrats each blocking the rival's plan to provide temporary funding.

The prospect of a shutdown increased after Senate Republicans and Democrats earlier Friday each blocked rival plans to provide temporary funding. The Senate, which can take several days to pass legislation, afterwards left town for a break, which will continue till September 29, and the House plans a longer...