WASHINGTON — As the government shutdown entered its 36th day and became the longest in U.S. history Wednesday, President Donald Trump dug in on his demand that Republican Senators end the filibuster while Democrats called for the president to meet with them.

“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do, and that’s terminate the filibuster,” Trump said during a breakfast meeting with Republican senators Wednesday. “It’s time to have a really good talk. If I thought they weren’t going to pass the filibuster, I wouldn’t even bring it up.”

Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked a Republican bill to temporarily fund the government through Nov. 21 over demands that it includes an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that will otherwise expire at the end of the year. The bill f

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