The Senate is back in town today with another chance teed up to end the government shutdown. Government funding votes are lined up for this afternoon, but no one expects a different outcome from last week.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House lawmakers to stay home for another week, knowing the stalemate will continue. Though, Johnson also told House Republicans they would get a 48-hour heads-up if they need to return earlier. "The House did its job," Johnson argued on Sunday because it passed a government extension, directing the blame to the Senate.
A sign this could drag out for quite some time: President Trump is staying out of it. However, The Hill's Alexander Bolton reports that "Trump may come under more pressure to negotiate with Democrats if the shutdown drags beyond Oct. 15, the date when members of the military will miss their first paycheck due to the fight in Washington."
Read more: 'Trump's actions leave lawmakers skeptical shutdown will end anytime soon'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a 1 p.m. press conference. Keep an eye out for any hints of pressure hitting the Trump administration. 💻 Watch it live
How does this ultimately end?: The most-likely way this ends is if Republicans can convince five more Senate Democrats to vote to reopen the government. The Hill's Al Weaver reports there are five Democratic senators whom Republicans are hoping to flip: Sens. Gary Peters (Mich.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and Jon Ossoff (Ga.) and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.).
Has Johnson been chatting with Democrats about switching their votes?: "They haven't exactly been ringing my phone off the hook," Johnson said this morning when asked whether he's been negotiating with Democrats. 💻 Watch Johnson's presser this morning
Who's getting the blame — we have some early data: More Americans disapprove of how Republicans and President Trump are handling the government shutdown than Democrats, according to a new CBS News survey.
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