Shutdown showdown: Senate votes down two bills to end shutdown after Trump agrees to postpone State

The Senate rejected competing Republican and Democratic plans Thursday to end the partial government shutdown, now in its 34th day. The Republican bill included funding for President Trump’s border wall while the Democratic plan did not.

Both measures failed to win the 60 votes needed to move forward. But some lawmakers and analysts have expressed hope that the exercise could lead to more serious talks about a compromise.

The votes follow a dramatic day in which Trump agreed to postpone his State of the Union address after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) disinvited him from making the speech next week in the House chamber.

As he left the Capitol Thursday night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters not to “misinterpret” his departure as a bad sign for talks on ending the partial government shutdown.

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Get over yourself Mitch.