Voters across the country backed Democrats Tuesday at the polls, adding fuel to the government shutdown fire that reached a historic moment Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

"We must get the government back open soon," Trump said during a breakfast meeting Wednesday with GOP senators at the White House, saying it was "negative" for Republicans.

Trump says shutdown bad for Republicans

The backstory:

President Trump met with and spoke to GOP senators Wednesday morning as the shutdown entered its 36th day and became the longest in U.S. history .

What they're saying:

"I thought we’d have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it, and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night," he said . "I think, if yo

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