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Happy Friday. President Donald Trump has suggested to confidants that a government shutdown might be useful and good for him — and that he would place the blame on Democrats. He’s got one week left until the government runs out of money, though lawmakers seem hopeful they’ll reach a compromise. “When you run for office and you get elected and you are given the opportunity to govern, it strikes me as a bad idea to shut the government down.