Yep, the perfectly appropriate way to celebrate our historic wins this week was for Democratic senators to cave on the shutdown. Am I missing something? At least we know the chance is slim to none chance the House will vote on it. Via Politico:
Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
The broad framework for agreement, which was negotiated in part by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan as well as GOP senators, has “more than enough” members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to advance, according to two people granted anonymity to disclose the terms.
The deal, said one of the people, was brokered between the Democratic negotiators, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the White House. Members of the Appropriations Committee were also closely involved an

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