White House wallows in 'lame-duckism' as Dems gain upper hand in shutdown: ex-Trump aide

A former aide to President Donald Trump is seeing a shift in power to the Democrats as the government shutdown persists.

Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House, but have failed to pass a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government. They seek help from Democratic senators, who are drawing a hard line on reinstating healthcare subsidies for Affordable Care Act users. Republicans have refused to agree, saying they'd only talk about the subsidies after the shutdown ends.