The shutdown vibes are shifting.
As POLITICO first reported Wednesday, bipartisan Senate negotiations around reopening the government have ramped up over the past 36 hours. But it’s far from a done deal. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO as he left the building Wednesday night that the conversations aren’t close enough that he expects the Senate to stay in town past Thursday.
“There’s no great magic in how we get out of this,” says Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). “It’s the same stuff we’ve been talking about for months.”
Here’s what needs to be addressed as the shutdown enters what could be its home stretch:
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