After nearly seven weeks of impasse, the Senate voted Sunday night to advance a proposal that could reopen the government. Monday is Day 41 of the shutdown.
Eight centrist and retiring Democrats joined Republicans in approving a plan to fund the government through January because it included a promise from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to hold a vote on ObamaCare subsidies before the year ends. Thune plans to amend the House-passed legislative vehicle with the ...