Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country. Trump has increased pressure on Senate Republicans to end the shutdown — now at 37 days, the longest in U. S. history — calling it a “big factor, negative” in the poor GOP showings across...
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