“It's complete BS”: Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal  —  Democratic lawmakers and liberal grassroots groups erupted Sunday night as moderate Senate Democrats moved to cut a deal with Republicans that would put an end to the government shutdown.

Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender  —  Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war  —  Well, no one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like the Democrats.  —  Less than a week after a resounding victory — one Trump even blamed on the government shutdown …

Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown.  So why did Democrats cave anyway?  —  It's not entirely Chuck Schumer's fault, but the party needs new leadership.  —  I've never really been on the same page as Congressional Democrats when it comes to shutting down the government.

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 …

A Quick Take on Team Cave's Big Win  —  I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the deal Senate Democrats' Team Cave made with the Republican Senate caucus tonight.  This is an embarrassing deal, a deal to basically settle for nothing.  It's particularly galling since …

Senate advances plan to end historic shutdown in bipartisan breakthrough … The Sunday vote would pave the way for consideration later this week of a legislative package that would fund the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling  —  The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away …

Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election … Giuliani, Eastman and Powell were among those identified by former special counsel Jack Smith as Trump's co-conspirators, though he never brought charges against them.  The pardons would preclude any future administration …