Outside the Beltway

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned the President against using a national emergency to fund his border wall.

A new poll shows that most Americans would oppose a second government shutdown over the border wall.

The White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.

As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.

The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.

The economy took quite a hit from the President’s pointless shutdown over a border wall that will never be built.

After an essentially pointless 35 day shutdown, some members of the House and Senate are proposing bills that would make government shutdowns impossible.

Looking ahead, the political landscape does not look well for the President.

Is the settlement of the government shutdown just delaying the inevitable?

Regardless of whether or not you think Nancy Pelosi won the government shutdown, Donald Trump clearly lost.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

In a deal that can only be described as a cave by the President, the government shutdown is on course to be ended by the end of the day today.

The Trump Administration either doesn’t realize the impact the shutdown is having on Federal workers who haven’t been paid in a month, or it doesn’t care.

As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

As the shutdown enters its thirty-fourth day and the Senate gets ready to vote on proposals that have no chance of succeeding, Democrats are preparing a new proposal.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

There’s a way that Congress and the President could make future government shutdowns impossible, but they probably won’t do it.

The Senate has the ball this week in terms of action on the government shutdown, but its work is going to end up being utterly pointless.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

Not surprisingly, the President’s proposed shutdown deal is not being received well by Democrats on Capitol Hill.

The initial reaction to President Trump’s proposal to reopen the government is not going over well on either side of the aisle.

President Trump put an offer on the table to end the shutdown, the question is whether it will actually lead anywhere.

With Democrats making a new proposal and the President set to speak later today, there could be movement on ending the government shutdown. I wouldn’t be too optimistic, though.

Instead of staying in Washington, Congress should go on recess so Members of Congress and Senators can hear from the people how the shutdown is impacting them.