Democrats Poised To Accept Deal To End Shutdown  —  Senate Democrats are on the brink of accepting a deal to end the government shutdown in exchange for the promise of a vote on the DREAM Act in the coming weeks, three sources tell TPM.  —  The details of the deal aren't yet clear.

Senate leaders reach deal to reopen government  —  The Senate overwhelmingly advanced a three-week spending bill Monday afternoon that would reopen the government.  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said ahead of the vote that he had reached a deal with Republican leaders and that Democrats would vote in favor of the bill.

Democrats Are Allowing Republicans To Have It Both Ways On The Dreamers  —  It is beyond dispute that Republicans can not keep their own government open without buy-in from Senate Democrats.  What remains open for debate is the question of how much input Senate Democrats should therefore …

A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them “these incredible kids,” aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically.