"Trump has increased pressure on Senate Republicans to end the shutdown - now at 37 days, the longest in U.S. history - calling it a "big factor, negative" in the poor GOP showings across the country. Democrats saw Trump's comments as a reason to hold firm, believing his involvement in talks could lead to a deal on extending health care subsidies, a key sticking point to win their support."
"Trump is refusing to meet with Democrats, insisting they must open the government first. But complicating the GOP's strategy, Trump is increasingly fixated instead on pushing Republicans to scrap the Senate filibuster to speed reopening - a step that many GOP senators reject out of hand. He kept up the pressure in a video Wednesday evening, saying the Senate's 60-vote threshold to pass legislation should be "terminated.""
Elections energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump, complicating prospects for ending the 37-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Trump increased pressure on Senate Republicans to reopen the government, calling the shutdown a "big factor, negative" in poor GOP showings, while Democrats held that his involvement could yield a deal to extend expiring health care subsidies. Trump refused to meet Democrats until the government reopened and pushed Republicans to scrap the Senate filibuster, urging termination of the 60-vote threshold. Senate Democrats faced competing pressures from unions and allied groups but viewed recent gubernatorial victories as validation to hold firm.
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