So some senators looked at Tuesday's election results and said hey, this would be a really good time to cave on the shutdown in exchange for "promises" of a vote on ACA subsidies. Dear sweet Jesus. Via CNN:

There is still no official agreement within a group of Senate centrists that have been privately meeting to discuss a shutdown exit ramp. But multiple sources involved in discussions told CNN that a deal could be reached as soon as this week to pass a temporary stopgap bill to reopen the government alongside several full-year spending bills — with a promise of a future vote to extend billions in enhanced Obamacare subsidies.

Roughly a dozen Senate Democrats have privately signaled that they are willing to support a stopgap funding deal to reopen the government in exchange for a futur

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