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Trump Returns to a Capital at a Standstill and No Deal in Sight

Impacts of the government shutdown are starting to expand.
Furloughed federal workers receive free lunch at Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen in Washington.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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President Donald Trump returned from an action-packed and trade-focused swing through Asia to the US government still stuck in shutdown mode.