Image copyright EPA Image caption Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) poses with an all-time high of 102 women serving in the lower chamber The White House says the president “isn’t going to back off” as he meets congressional leaders for talks on the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is refusing to sign any budget without funding for a US-Mexico border wall, which Democrats are adamantly against. The House of Representatives passed a bill to reopen the government, but the Senate has rejected it. Around 800,000 federal workers have been without pay since 22 December. Image copyright White House/Shealah Craighead Image caption Mr Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence met with Republican and Democratic leaders on Wednesday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle are negotiating with Mr Trump on Friday morning. The White House and top Democrats have shown little sign of backing down since holding their first meeting earlier this week over the partial government shutdown. Democrats, who now hold the majority in the House, passed spending bills on Thursday to reopen the government, including $1.3bn (£1bn) of border security funds until 8 February. Media playback is unsupported on your device …