It's Day 36 and the government shutdown is now the longest ever. President Donald Trump says Democrats must agree to reopen the government before he'll negotiate with them over demands to salvage expiring health insurance subsidies. During a breakfast meeting Wednesday at the White House with Republican senators Trump blamed the shutdown for the GOP's election losses on Tuesday. He also pushed senators to get rid of the filibuster, but they've long rejected that idea. . But that's an idea Republicans have long rejected. The top Democrats in the House and Senate say they're ready to meet with the Republican president “anytime and anyplace.”
