We have lived so long amid mirages of hope that this political era will pass that I can't trust a glimmer of it. However, there are signs that the Republicans are becoming more unstrung by the day. There are loud murmurs that discomfort is spreading among their congressional majorities regarding the Epstein stonewall. And Republican members are beginning to lose their shit publicly. In the latest episode , Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faces off with Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a hallway to demand— demand!— that Jeffries sign onto the Republican proposal for ending the government shutdown. "Keep your mouth shut," Jeffries suggests at one point.

Earlier this week, the Democrats decided to play the hallway ambush game. Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly dropped in on Sp

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