Trump, Johnson appear at odds in government shutdown messaging

Top Republican officials appear to be at odds with each other over how to portray the fallout from the ongoing government shutdown.Senate Democrats are still refusing to budge from their demands for Obamacare subsidy extensions to be included in a short-term federal funding bill, so it is likely the government will stay shut down at least until next week.It has given President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wide discretion over what agencies and project operations will look like, as well as the federal workforce.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has sought to portray tho