As the Senate advances a plan to end the government shutdown, what happens now?  —  As the shutdown continued, the pieces were in place for Democrats stand firm in support of a popular cause.  Eight Senate Democrats folded anyway.  —  As the ongoing government shutdown was poised to begin …

16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave  —  Another disgrace, and a new path forward.  —  ∙ Paid  — There are 47 Senate Democrats.  Replacing Chuck Schumer as minority leader and Dick Durbin as whip would require just 24 votes.  Schumer voted against the deal, but he is the leader …

Democrats Fume Over Deal to End Government Shutdown  —  Eight senators broke with party to back Republicans' measure that promises vote on ACA subsidies later  —  WASHINGTON—The decision by eight Democratic senators to side with Republicans to advance a bill to end the government shutdown …

The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown … Most, but not all, previously held state-level office — including four former governors.  Most, but not all, come from presidential swing states.  Two have announced they are retiring from the Senate after their current terms end …

Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake  —  The conventional wisdom about government shutdowns is that they always fail.  Senate Democrats probably assumed as much when they shut down the government.  Perhaps they thought they were giving partisan activists something to root for, even fleetingly, before eventually caving.

Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal  —  OBAMACARE VOTE  —  Democratic activists slammed the shutdown “surrender.”  —  Angry Democrats exploded in fury after details emerged of the Senate agreement that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Late-night Senate deal opens path to ending shutdown but splits Democrats  —  The deal doesn't extend expiring ACA subsidies.  If a bill passes the Senate, it needs the House to approve and President Donald Trump on board.  —  A key group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans on Sunday night …

Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election  —  The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.  —  President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons …

Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, which is set to run through 2037, according to documents obtained …

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent  —  The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared …