In today's issue:

▪ GOP, Trump pile pressure on Dems in shutdown fight

▪ Newsom, California pledge to sue Trump over troops

▪ Big debates for New Jersey, Virginia governor’s races

▪ International students ‘trapped’ in US

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President Trump, his top administrative lieutenants and his allies in Congress are taking every step possible to raise the pressure on Democrats, hoping they’ll bend and then break in the government shutdown battle at the Capitol.

Since the shutdown began last Wednesday, Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at every step have signaled they are confident they have the upper hand in the public relations battle.

A big part of this is the divide in the Senate Dem

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