Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), navigating the fourth week of a government shutdown , is not out of play calls yet as he dares Democrats to oppose a bill paying certain federal workers later this week.

The legislation, expected to receive a vote on Wednesday or Thursday, amounts to a trial balloon meant to test Democrats’ commitment to the healthcare demands at the center of the shutdown fight.

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