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Democrats strike optimistic tone after high-stakes meeting but Republicans accuse rivals of ‘hostage-taking’US politics – latest updatesA high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats on Monday resulted in no apparent breakthrough in negotiations to keep the government open, with JD Vance declaring afterwards: “I think we are headed into a shutdown.”Democrats…
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Trump talks with Democrats fail to yield breakthrough as US shutdown nears
Chris Stein and Robert Tait in Washington
05:22
Democrats strike optimistic tone after high-stakes meeting but Republicans accuse rivals of ‘hostage-taking’US politics – latest updatesA high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats on Monday resulted in no apparent breakthrough in negotiations to keep the government open, with JD Vance declaring afterwards: “I think we are headed into a shutdown.”Democrats…
