Government Shutdown, DACA Analysis

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., far left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., second from left, speaks to reporters after a Republican caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. AP Photo

After a three-day long shutdown, the Senate voted Monday to advance a resolution that would fund government for three weeks, through February 8. The deal comes after key Democrats backed down on their opposition to any funding measure that didn’t include a deal on DACA and frenzied negotiations to make a deal on the legislation in the next few weeks. We look at the politics of the shutdown, what a deal on DACA might look like, what happens after February 8 and more.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Kealey Bultena Producer
  • Breann Schossow Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Mordecai Lee Guest
  • Barry Burden Guest