'Most painful, most awkward': GOP rep moans about 'messy' government standstill

A Republican lawmaker has criticized their own party for an ongoing disagreement with the Democratic Party.

Frustrated Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) said the back and forth over reopening the Department of Homeland Security is par for the course under President Donald Trump's administration. He told CNN, "We do it the hardest, most painful, most awkward, most drawn out miserable way, but eventually we get it done. This is a classic example of that."

The DHS began its partial shutdown six...