Senate reopens government, Democrats defect
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The U.S. Senate passed a temporary spending bill to reopen the federal government, sending the measure to the House after several Democrats broke with their party.
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
My interview with Vox on why the Democrats did not win policy concessions & caved, with an outcome like prior shutdowns but difficult to learn lessons
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
My interview with Vox on why the Democrats did not win policy concessions & caved, with an outcome like prior shutdowns but difficult to learn lessons
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
A political scientist explains the Democrats’ bizarre shutdown strategy.
www.yahoo.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
My interview with Vox on why the Democrats did not win policy concessions & caved, with an outcome like prior shutdowns but difficult to learn lessons
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
My interview with Vox on why the Democrats did not win policy concessions & caved, with an outcome like prior shutdowns but difficult to learn lessons
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The eight senators who voted with the Republicans appear to have lost any hope Trump would negotiate and, in that absence, decided they had to relieve the pain of the shutdown.
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November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The eight senators who voted with the Republicans appear to have lost any hope Trump would negotiate and, in that absence, decided they had to relieve the pain of the shutdown.
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by Seth Masket
Senate Democrats have already signaled that they will fold before Trump does. They have given away the reputation required for fighting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Senate Democrats have already signaled that they will fold before Trump does. They have given away the reputation required for fighting.
“When the eight Democrats who voted in favor (a number that includes Sen. Angus King of Maine)…came out to explain their decision, their defenses were less than inspiring. In fact, they will likely serve only to increase the anger and contempt Democrats feel for their party’s establishment.”
“Cue the rebellion.
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing,” writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing,” writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“When the eight Democrats who voted in favor (a number that includes Sen. Angus King of Maine)…came out to explain their decision, their defenses were less than inspiring. In fact, they will likely serve only to increase the anger and contempt Democrats feel for their party’s establishment.”
Reposted by Eric J. Segall
"In losing, Dems have said: we will relinquish future opportunities to use deadlines to bend Trump to our will. That is a posture of weakness that voters will pick up on."
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Trump’s Rage over Shutdown Boils Over in Rant that Should Wake Up Dems
Trump’s angry new rant about air traffic controllers and the government shutdown showed his weakness. A sharp observer of Senate Democrats explains why they seem to be caving—and what they can do inst...
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"In losing, Dems have said: we will relinquish future opportunities to use deadlines to bend Trump to our will. That is a posture of weakness that voters will pick up on."
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
When you've lost Ezra Klein....
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
This is how the shutdown ends?
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
When you've lost Ezra Klein....
I'm not sure why there would be another shutdown at end of January. Some Dems have learned they are unlikely to get anything out of it & others have learned that their members will cave in the end (which means the same outcome).
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm not sure why there would be another shutdown at end of January. Some Dems have learned they are unlikely to get anything out of it & others have learned that their members will cave in the end (which means the same outcome).
"Republicans are trapped defending an unpopular, incoherent agenda with no viable bench.
The next Democratic generation is emerging—more diverse, confident, and unafraid to wield power."
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The next Democratic generation is emerging—more diverse, confident, and unafraid to wield power."
substack.com/@stuartsteve...
After the Shutdown Fight: Where Do We Go from Here? | Stuart Stevens & Simon Rosenberg LIVE
The Senate cave-in to reopen the government exposes lingering Democratic fear of being called “weak.”
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Republicans are trapped defending an unpopular, incoherent agenda with no viable bench.
The next Democratic generation is emerging—more diverse, confident, and unafraid to wield power."
substack.com/@stuartsteve...
The next Democratic generation is emerging—more diverse, confident, and unafraid to wield power."
substack.com/@stuartsteve...
by Scott Lucas
How Senate advanced plan to end closure, w 8 Democrats joining all but 1 of 53 Republicans
No guarantee of extension of tax credits for #ObamaCare
Political dynamics for both Trumpists and #Democrats
#Trump
No guarantee of extension of tax credits for #ObamaCare
Political dynamics for both Trumpists and #Democrats
#Trump
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How Senate advanced plan to end closure, w 8 Democrats joining all but 1 of 53 Republicans
No guarantee of extension of tax credits for #ObamaCare
Political dynamics for both Trumpists and #Democrats
#Trump
No guarantee of extension of tax credits for #ObamaCare
Political dynamics for both Trumpists and #Democrats
#Trump
This will come back to bite the Dems.
Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This will come back to bite the Dems.
Reposted by Simon Wren‐Lewis
The Democrats in the Senate who handed the GOP a lifeline with the shutdown cave in stopped a massive Trump cave in that would have happened sooner rather than later. With the busiest flying season approaching, Trump desperately needed a deal. Sadly Democrats gave it to him.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Democrats in the Senate who handed the GOP a lifeline with the shutdown cave in stopped a massive Trump cave in that would have happened sooner rather than later. With the busiest flying season approaching, Trump desperately needed a deal. Sadly Democrats gave it to him.
Reposted by Scott L. Greer
“Cue the rebellion.
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing,” writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing,” writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Cue the rebellion.
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing,” writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing,” writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy www.vox.com/politics/468...
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
A political scientist explains the Democrats’ bizarre shutdown strategy.
www.vox.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy www.vox.com/politics/468...