Mission improbable: Shutdown fix depends on Trump, Schumer deal

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The partial government shutdown that started at midnight won’t end until President Trump

and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., end their standoff over the border wall.

That could be why Trump on Friday was warning of a “very long” shutdown.

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