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The Messy Politics of the Democratic Shutdown Deal

November 11, 2025·31 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A small group of centrist Senate Democrats broke from their party to broker a deal with Republicans to end a 40-day government shutdown, triggering a fierce internal backlash from progressive and moderate Democrats alike who saw the move as a betrayal of a winning political strategy cente

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Catie Edmondson

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Catie EdmondsonShane GoldmacherMichael BarbaroChuck SchumerJohn OssoffJohn ThuneDick DurbinBernie SandersRo Khanna

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