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President Trump shows some openness to healthcare talks with Democrats as the government shutdown drags on.

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It's Tuesday, October 7th.

I'm Caitlin McCabe for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News.

The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

Almost a week has passed since the U.S. government shutdown started, and discussions in Washington

are still just plotting along. Yesterday, President Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, signaled a willingness

to strike a deal. We are speaking with the Democrats, and some very good things could happen

with respect to health care. Before later, clarifying that the government must first reopen

before he will work with Democrats. In a social media post late last night, Trump again blamed Democrats for the

shutdown and insisted they should reopen the government, quote, tonight. Health care has become a

central sticking point in the shutdown, with Republicans insisting the government must first reopen

before discussing the expansion of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Democrats, however, are wanting those discussions

to come first. With both sides dug in, a deal to reopen the government remains at a standstill,

as evidenced yesterday when a fresh run of votes in the Senate failed. Democratic House Minority Leader

Hakeem Jeffrey said yesterday that Democrats would, quote, sit down anytime, any place with Republicans to work

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