The US government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever on record on Tuesday as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans drags on, leaving millions of people at risk losing food aid benefits while healthcare subsidies are set to expire.
The chances of ending the shutdown soon appeared uncertain after President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he "won’t be extorted" by Democrats who are demanding negotiations to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Echoing congressional Republicans, the president said that he would negotiate only when the government is reopene
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