Senate Sinks Into Quagmire of Dysfunction

“The House is beset by historically deep personal animus and vitriol. The Senate is plumbing its own depths of straight-up gridlock,” Politico reports.

“Democratic leaders’ decision to kick some critical business until the end of the year allowed them to write a new infrastructure law and near agreement on a social spending bill. But as the end of the year draws closer, impending deadlines for government funding, the debt ceiling and the annual defense bill are empowering a handful of Republicans to muck everything up — with potentially massive consequences.”