The government shutdown nears its end and the recriminations are flying fast. Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller react to the breakthrough in the Senate and forecast a few possible hiccups in the House. Then, Adam Jentleson, President of the Searchlight Institute and former top aide to Harry Reid, joins the show to offer a Democratic perspective on the shutdown and debate the future of the filibuster.

Hosts: Brendan Buck and Annalyse Keller

Guest: Adam Jentleson

Audio Producer: Benji Englander

Video Producer: Regina Anderson

Articles Discussed:

NYT: Senate Moves Toward Ending Shutdown After Democratic Defectors Relent

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

Axios: Here's why Congressional Democrats are furious over the shutdown deal

Punchbowl: Johnson faces multitude of challenges in House vote to reopen government

POLITICO: House to return to laundry list of controversies after 7-week hiatus

Fox News: Trump pushes Republicans to end Senate filibuster

Bloomberg: A History of the Filibuster as the Root of Senate Dysfunction