The U.S. Senate, as expected, defeated competing proposals to reopen government. The Democratic proposal drew more votes. Talk continues of a possible House compromise from Democrats.

Best/worst news of the day was Trump’s billionaire Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross going all Marie Antoinette and saying he couldn’t see a need for food banks for federal workers. Can’t they just get a bank loan to tide them over?

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Trump losing six Republicans in the Senate vote wasn’t good for him either.

Sen. Tom Cotton voted against Trump’s bill. Even only temporary safe harbor for immigrants was too much for Terrible Tom to stomach.

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