Hours after Democrats scored major wins in elections nationwide, President Donald Trump addressed the results, saying they're not "good for anybody." Trump blamed the government shutdown in part for GOP losses and demanded the Senate end the filibuster.
WASHINGTON — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.
MATTHEW DALY, JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT
Associated Press
Hundreds of people wait in line to receive free meals from the World Central Kitchen as they provide food to federal employees and their families near the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, during the federal government shutdown, Nov. 5, in Washington.
The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Nov. 5, in Washington.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and his fellow Republicans meet with reporters on the morning after Election Day, on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 5, day 36 of the government shutdown.
People receive free meals from the World Central Kitchen as they provide food to federal employees and their families near the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, during the federal government shutdown, Nov. 5, in Washington.
The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Nov. 5, in Washington.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and his fellow Republicans meet with reporters on the morning after Election Day, on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 5, day 36 of the government shutdown.
People receive free meals from the World Central Kitchen as they provide food to federal employees and their families near the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, during the federal government shutdown, Nov. 5, in Washington.
Hundreds of people wait in line to receive free meals from the World Central Kitchen as they provide food to federal employees and their families near the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, during the federal government shutdown, Nov. 5, in Washington.
