Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Shutdown showdown goes on. And on. And on. But maybe with end in sight.
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The SCOTUS giveth and the SCOTUS taketh away with Donald Trump, temporarily restoring his transgender ban and refusing to grant his wishes on DACA. Meanwhile, NY Times: The Senate will vote Thursday on two separate bills that would bring an immediate enAbbreviated Pundit Round-up: Shutdown showdown goes on. And on. And on. But maybe with end in sight.
The SCOTUS giveth and the SCOTUS taketh away with Donald Trump, temporarily restoring his transgender ban and refusing to grant his wishes on DACA. Meanwhile, NY Times: The Senate will vote Thursday on two separate bills that would bring an immediate end to the partial government shutdown: one backed by President Trump that includes $5.7 billion for his border wall and another that would simply extend funding for shuttered agencies through Feb. 8. First one will not get enough D votes to reach 60, second one will fail but maybe with more votes. xI know this is an agreement to take two failed votes, but am I missing something?IsnâÂÂt it tougher on Senate Republicans to vote against a clean CR to reopen government than it is for Senate Dems to vote against wall money + immigration changes + government funding?— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 22, 2019 Why, yes. Yes it is. x1/ My Twitter feed tells me it's folly to think that Thursday's second cloture vote (open government with a 2-week CR) will get 60 votes (47 D + 13 R). I'm not so sure. Just because only 10 GOP signed a bipartisan letter doesn't mean that's the full lid on GOP votes.— Sarah Binder (@bindersab) January 22, 2019 Read more