7 things to watch for signs of the government shutdown ending

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : In March, the 74-year-old New Yorker brought together a small group of other Democrats to vote with him to pass a GOP funding bill, averting the first threat of a shutdown in Trump 2.0.
63% : Instead, he has characterized it as a necessary effort to push the GOP to do what's best for the American people, and for the quality of their health care in particular.
56% : Despite the chaos at home, the president has been focusing a lot of energy since the shutdown began on international conflicts.
54% : The subsidies, which come in the form of tax credits, are connected to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
52% : "Not a single Republican in leadership talked to us about this or has given us a plan to help Americans deal with their health insurance premiums DOUBLING!!!"
50% : He's up for reelection next year in Georgia, a swing state that Trump won in the presidential election last year.
50% : The last time Trump sat down with lawmakers in both parties came just before the shutdown.
50% : Trump is betting that Americans will blame Democrats for the tumult in the end.
50% : Asked Oct. 14 whether the shutdown could stretch into November, Trump wouldn't answer directly.
49% : Trump has on occasion taken different positions compared to congressional leaders, namely House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
46% : The longtime Trump ally said though she isn't a "fan" of Obamacare, her own adult children's health care premiums will double next year when the enhanced tax credits expire.
46% : At least in passing, Trump has signaled more of an openness to negotiating a health care agreement with Democrats than Johnson or Thune.
43% : " Obamacare negotiations The main sticking point in the funding fight is a party-line disagreement over how to address the expiration of health insurance subsidies at the end of the year.
39% : Asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" whether Trump could make that unilateral move Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, said "probably not.

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