The consequences of a government shutdown setting in, senators labored Thursday to find a way forward but found themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties. Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday afternoon floated an “off ramp” to the government funding impasse, suggesting that he could hold a later vote on expiring health care subsidies if Democrats would first support a stopgap spending bill to reopen the government. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/frustrated-lawmakers-say-lack-of-trust-is-making-it-harder-to-end-the-government-shutdown/616-0a3cd65f-89c3-4b4d-96b2-e309cb6e7d21