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The partial government shutdown was still running on January 14, with no breakthrough in sight and growing signs that Trump’s wall demand had boxed him into a mess he could not easily escape. Reports that White House officials were desperately searching for a way out underscored how much the administration had lost control of the narrative.
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The partial government shutdown was still running on January 14, with no breakthrough in sight and growing signs that Trump’s wall demand had boxed him into a mess he could not easily escape. Reports that White House officials were desperately searching for a way out underscored how much the administration had lost control of the narrative.
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The partial government shutdown was still running on January 14, with no breakthrough in sight and growing signs that Trump’s wall demand had boxed him into a mess he could not easily escape. Reports that White House officials were desperately searching for a way out underscored how much the administration had lost control of the narrative.
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