President Donald Trump set another shutdown record on Thursday. Now at 37 days, it’s the longest in U.S. history.
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While some Democrats saw Trump’s comments on the shutdown Wednesday as evidence that he’d soon get more involved, he’s largely stayed out of the fray. Instead, the talks have intensified among a loose coalition of centrist senators trying to negotiate an end to the shutdown.
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