New York Times: “In the upside-down political messaging surrounding the shutdown fight, conservative Republicans, usually eager to assail government largess, have transformed themselves into enthusiastic evangelists for federal spending and programs. It is part of a bid by the GOP to maximize the pressure on Democrats, who routinely advocate for government workers and services, to relent in the spending battle.”“There are limits to the Republican shutdown conversion — most notably Mr. Trump himself… Still, top Republicans in Congress and some at the White House are expressing the gravest of concerns for a bureaucracy they usually deride as useless or worse.”