President Donald Trump has pivoted to a noticeably lighter public schedule since the government began a partial shutdown last week, with no apparent signs he is trying to win over Democrats to reopen the federal apparatus.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday that Trump had “not to my knowledge” contacted any Senate Democratic moderates to try to broker some kind of deal to end the impasse, a break from how previous presidents have operated in similar situations. She also did not mention any planned meetings with Democratic lawmakers when she previewed his schedule for the balance of the week during a press briefing.

But when Trump has spoken publicly, he has raised the stakes on his determination to use U.S. military forces from sea to shining sea in Amer

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