Cue the rebellion  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥  —  Silver linings may not seem easy to find after a group of eight Senate Democrats signed on to a plan to end the federal government shutdown without requiring Republicans to give up much of anything.

Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet  —  After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway - as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of ‘p*ssies.’

A welcome end to a pointless shutdown  —  Eight centrist Senate Democrats took the brave step of crossing their party's rabid base to cut a deal with Senate Republicans and end the federal government shutdown Sunday night.  If all goes smoothly, the House could vote on the new continuing resolution …

Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown  —  As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer publicly battled Republicans over the government shutdown, he was privately cajoling a group of moderates not to fold before November. … In reality, it could have been much shorter.

Democrats push for a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ approach to counter Trump  —  The desire to hold firm on the shutdown was the latest example of a party that has decided it must adopt a different playbook given the president's unprecedented measures to consolidate and maintain power.

🤯 WTF MTG!?  —  Peter Rothpletz on Marjorie Taylor Greene's war on MAGA, the knives out for Chuck Schumer, the legal threat to gay marriage, and the soon-to-be skyrocketing price of pasta?? … Good morning!  Peter here, reflecting on how valiantly so many of our ancestors fought to defeat the Nazis in World War II.

Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty  —  They're pathologically unwilling to help Americans in need — and Democrats should hammer this home  —  People who lost SNAP benefits at a food bank  —  Like almost all progressives, I was infuriated and disheartened by Senate Democrats' cave on the shutdown Sunday.