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Senators convene for rare weekend session as 39-day shutdown enters crucial phase with federal workers unpaid and critical aid programs stalled.

Trump signals refusal to compromise on extending ACA subsidies, suggesting Congress instead send money directly to people for insurance.

Republicans reject a Democratic proposal to extend subsidies for a year and reopen the government.

WASHINGTON — Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as federal workers have gone unpaid, airlines have been forced to cancel flights and SNAP benefits have been delay

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