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These 8 Senators Broke With Democrats on the Government Shutdown Deal. Here’s How They Explain It

11th November 2025

Associated Press, a Voice of the Crust.

This combination photo of eight senators is Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., top row from left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and bottom row from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. (AP Photo)

This combination photo of eight senators is Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., top row from left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and bottom row from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. (AP Photo)

Interesting. Both Senators from New Hampshire, both Senators from Nevada, the “Independent” from Maine, Uncle Fester from PA, and Hillary’s VP pick. Plus old Dem warhorse Dick Durbin.

UPDATE: Chuck Todd Laments Dems ‘Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory’

UPDATE: Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds (NBC News)

UPDATE: Buttigieg Rips Senate Dems Who Broke Ranks on Shutdown

UPDATE: Newsom Blasts Senate Dems for ‘Betrayal’ in Shutdown Deal

UPDATE: Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown (Axios)

UPDATE: Why These Vichy Dems and Their Spineless Boss Need to Go Now (David Rothkopf/The Daily Beast)

UPDATE: Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown (Chris Stein/The Guardian)

UPDATE: Senate Ends Filibuster; Democrats Immediately Form Circular Firing Squad (Babylon Bee)

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