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The federal government shut down after Trump refused to back away from his border wall demand, turning a manufactured deadline into an actual crisis. The political damage was immediate: Republicans faced a messy year-end closure, federal workers faced uncertainty, and the White House was forced to defend a fight that looked increasingly like a self-inflicted wound.
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The federal government shut down after Trump refused to back away from his border wall demand, turning a manufactured deadline into an actual crisis. The political damage was immediate: Republicans faced a messy year-end closure, federal workers faced uncertainty, and the White House was forced to defend a fight that looked increasingly like a self-inflicted wound.
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