We may have a deal: A group of Democrats broke with their party late last night and voted with the Republicans to advance a bill that would reopen the government, a critical step toward ending a shutdown that has lasted for more than a month.
Materially, Democrats are getting few real policy concessions that will leave them in a better place politically than they started. And yesterday's 60–40 Senate vote is on a continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of January—which means we may well find ourselves in the same place come February, with two parties deadlocked and unable to fund the government further.
