Cracks Emerge in Democrats’ Unity on Shutdown

“Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock voted with Republicans on Thursday on the government shutdown, after previously rejecting every GOP measure to re-open the government or fund parts of it,” Axios reports.

“Their dissents introduce a new challenge for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). He’s keeping his total number of defections low, but the universe of Democrats willing to defy him is expanding.”