Mick Mulvaney Warns That Trump Will Shut Down the Government Again

Newsletter Top Stories Mick Mulvaney Warns That Trump Will Shut Down the Government Again [Splinter]( January 27, 2019 [Mick Mulvaney Warns That Trump Will Shut Down the Government Again]( [They could be bluffing. 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