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UPDATED 9:00 AM PT — Monday, Dec. 31, 2018
FILE – In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump makes a statement on the possible government shutdown before signing criminal just reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
President Trump tells congressional Democrats he is ready to make a deal and end the government shutdown.