Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is making it harder to end the government shutdown

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Lawmakers say lack of trust between parties is hampering efforts to end the nine-day government shutdown as hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain furloughed.

Democrats demand safeguards on presidential spending power before reopening the government, while Republicans accuse them of staging the shutdown for political gain.

Active-duty military troops and federal employees face missing paychecks on Oct. 15 as negotiations remain stalled.

WASHINGTON — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican lawmakers unwilling to directly defy him. And a minority party looking for any way to fight back.

The dynamic left Washin