Sam Berger

Senior adviser at the Center for American Progress

Senior adviser at the Center for American Progress

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The government reopens (for now) after Trump caves on his wall demands.

The only way to fix it is to end it

The government reopens (for now) after Trump caves on his wall demands.

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