With the US government shutdown closing in on the one week mark, President Donald Trump showed signs of cracking Monday, sending mixed messages about the state of talks with Democrats on their biggest demand.Trump, who had remained on the sidelines of negotiations for days, on Monday said he was open to negotiating with Democrats over health care subsidies to bring an end to the funding stalemate, at one point suggesting those talks had already begun. The remarks appeared to mark a shift after days of Republicans maintaining they’d only consider a possible extension of Obamacare subsidies after Democrats first passed legislation to fund the government. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly issued a statement saying that while no talks were ongoing, “if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table.” Lawmakers on both sides, however, ended Monday unsure if Trump’s remarks represented a genuine breakthrough that could give negotiations momentum, or merely added up to more bluster that leaves things largely as they were. In the short term, nothing shifted on Capitol Hill. Late in the day Monday, the Senate convened and took their fifth vote on a bill to keep the government open through Nov. 21. As with the four times before, it failed.