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Two days after Democrats saw resounding election victories in multiple states, the debate inside their own ranks over the government shutdown has only intensified, pitting progressives determined to hold the line against moderates eyeing a potential off-ramp.
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Trump and Democrats are far apart on solving the shutdown. Here’s what could finally end it.
It’s Day 37 of the government shutdown, and a solution isn’t yet in sight as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats remain far apart. Yet there are some signs of movement and, critically, growing pressure to end the record-breaking closure.
Senators were close to a deal to end the shutdown before Tuesday’s election. Some Democrats say nothing has changed. Others say their colleagues would be foolish to ignore the results.
In a sign of tensions thawing somewhat on Capitol Hill, GOP leaders in Congress teed up a vote Friday on revised legislation to end the shutdown.
The G.O.P. teed up a vote on a new spending package, but Democrats were insisting on a deal that would address expiring health care subsidies.
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Eric Cantor on shutdown: The Democrats have become emboldened after Tuesday's election results
Eric Cantor, Moelis and Company vice chairman and managing director and former House Majority Leader, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown, when the could be an end in sight,
Trump has increased pressure on Senate Republicans to end the shutdown — now at 37 days, the longest in U.S. history
Hours before the first major elections since President Donald Trump’s win last November, Sen. Bernie Sanders offered a stern warning for Democrats about the party’s secret talks to end the shutdown.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., assesses how long the government shutdown will continue and more on 'The Ingraham Angle.'