2025-10-07
13 分钟President Trump shows some openness to healthcare talks with Democrats as the government shutdown drags on.
Plus, how the government's immigration push is diverting U.S. agents away from drug,
money, and sex crime cases.
And America's top bankers try to woo the administration to be part of the Fannie and Freddie mega IPO.
First of all, Marcia is just trying to navigate Trump.
They're tiptoeing around him and his officials
because they don't want to fall out of his good graces.
It's Tuesday, October 7th.
I'm Caitlin McCabe for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
Almost a week has passed since the U.S. government shutdown started,
and discussions in Washington are still just plotting along.
Yesterday, President Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, signaled a willingness to strike a deal.
We are speaking with the Democrats and some very good things could happen with respect to health care.
Before later clarifying that the government must first reopen before he will work with Democrats.
In a social media post late last night,
Trump again blamed Democrats for the shutdown and insisted they should reopen the government,
quote, tonight.
Health care has become a central sticking point in the shutdown,
with Republicans insisting the government must first reopen before discussing the expansion of affordable care act subsidies.