America’s government shutdown entered day 38 with no breakthrough in sight, the longest on record as it pushes into a seventh week. Democrats refused to back a short-term funding bill, demanding an extension of Affordable Care Act premium credits, while Senate majority leader John Thune readied a 15th vote after 14 failed tries. Fallout mounted: the FAA curtailed air travel and about 800 US-linked flights were canceled; a court blocked the White House’s bid to pause food aid. Fresh Democratic election wins stiffened their stance as polls show Republicans taking more blame — a dynamic Donald Trump acknowledged.

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