WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown , even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement.

Three weeks in, Congress is at a standstill . The House hasn’t been in session for a month, and senators left Washington on Thursday frustrated by the lack of progress. Republican leaders are refusing to negotiate until a short-term funding bill to reopen the government is passed, while Democrats say they won’t agree without guarantees on extending health insurance subsidies.

For now, Trump appears content to stay on the sidelines.

He spent the week celebrating an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal he led, hosted a remembrance event for conservative activist Charlie Kirk an

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