Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has firmly denied any ongoing bipartisan health care talks, directly contradicting former President Trump’s claims made during an Oval Office address.

Key points include:

• Schumer's outright denial of negotiations on health care.
• Trump's insistence on a deal contingent on reopening the government.
• The ongoing government shutdown entering its seventh day amidst dramatic political maneuvering.

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