Despite their party’s lopsided victories in Tuesday’s elections, Senate Democrats remain torn over an exit strategy for what has become the longest partial government shutdown in history.
As the shutdown reached its 36th day Wednesday, breaking a record set in President Donald Trump’s first term, hopes for a resolution this week appeared to dim slightly. Even as they gloated over their election victories, Democrats were still trying to coalesce around an end game that stood a chance of winning bipartisan support.
Some Democrats, emboldened by Tuesday’s results, are resolved to oppose ending the shutdown until they secure a deal to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end.
