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Maggie Haberman
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Tomorrow is Day 20. Then comes the missed paychecks. The president has never before served in public office, and many in White House have been caught by surprise by the ripple effects of a so-called partial shutdown. And still no clarity on why, if this is a line in sand for...
...Trump, that they didn't focus on this when the GOP held both chambers of congress.
McConnell, who had the president saw off the limb he had his caucus walk onto with the CR that they passed before the president abruptly decided not to support it, has his own re-election campaign in 2020. None of this helps him.
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