Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (R), D-NY, speaks with US Senator Patty Murray, D-WA, during a news conference to reintroduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on Capitol Hill in... Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (R), D-NY, speaks with US Senator Patty Murray, D-WA, during a news conference to reintroduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

The insider DC sheets this morning all have news of a coming deal to reopen the government. The outline of that deal is an agreement to hold a future vote on Obamacare subsidies (a name we should really drop), which there’s no certainty Democrats would win, in exchange for another short or medium term continuing resolution. The catch to these reports is that, if you look closely, they seem to be overwhelmingly sourced to Republicans. That, however, doesn’t mean they’re not accurate — though you wouldn’t go too wrong being suspicious. Another dimension of this story is that the Democrats doing informal negotiations — and the potential crossover votes — are heavily stacked with soon-to-be retirees, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) among others.

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