By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown , raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.

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