Trump signals openness to making a shutdown deal on healthcare subsidiesbr br US President Donald Trump said on Monday, October 6, he would be open to making a deal on subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which Democrats are demanding in order to break an impasse with Republican lawmakers over the US government shutdown.br br The White House on Monday backed off Trump's assertion that US government employees were being laid off "right now" due to the shutdown, but warned that job losses could result if Congress does not restore federal funding.br br In the shutdown's sixth day, the Trump administration continued to raise the specter of mass firings, though none appeared to be forthcoming. Previous shutdowns have not forced the government to fire any workers, though hundreds of thousands are typically told not to work.