Sam Greenglass

To fight for the right to starve Americans.

Over breakfast at the White House, President Trump told Senate Republicans the shutdown hurt their party on election night.

The results have given some Democrats, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, confidence to hold out for an extension of expiring health care subsidies.

The election results were not vague.

They were a lightning bolt.

Bipartisan talks among rank and file senators are continuing, but it's unclear if eight Democrats will back a funding measure without a firm plan to extend the subsidies that can also pass the House and get the president's signature.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

Congress has voted 14 times on a Republican-backed short-term funding measure to reopen the government.

And 14 times the vote has failed, as Democrats withhold their support until Republicans agree to extend expiring health insurance subsidies.

Some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader John Thune, have been unmoved.

Shutdowns are stupid.

Nobody wins.

This week, some rank-and-file members have hinted that informal talks could produce a deal.

But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has not said what Democrats would be willing to accept.

We're exploring all the options.

The current shutdown broke a record set in 2019 during President Trump's first term.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

Ahead of a Halloween party here at Mar-a-Lago, Trump wrote on his True Social platform, quote, if we are given the appropriate legal direction by the court, it will be my honor to provide the funding.

The Trump administration has repurposed other funds to prevent U.S.

troops and some federal law enforcement from missing paychecks.