Senators hunt for possible path out of shutdown

A bipartisan group of senators is already looking for a way out of the government shutdown.

The talks, which played out on the Senate floor Wednesday as lawmakers again voted down dueling partisan funding bills, are still in their early stages. Multiple lawmakers involved said they aren’t close to finalizing a proposal.

But the nascent “gang,” as ad hoc bipartisan Senate groups are often called, is the most promising route out of the shutdown in its early hours.

Among the ideas being floated by the members involved are passing a shorter-term stopgap than the seven-week measure passed by the House, as well as possible assurances that Republicans…

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