For the past 37 days, the Acela Media have done everything in their power to frame the ongoing government shutdown as a Republican shutdown. But, despite their best efforts, some cracks are beginning to form giving way to a glimmer of truth.
RYAN NOBLES: But while air travel is up in the air, relief may be on the way for millions of SNAP benefit recipients, as a judge orders the administration to fully fund the program by Friday. Judge John McConnell writing in his order, "People have gone without for too long."
TOM LLAMAS: Ryan joins us tonight, live from Reagan airport. Ryan, are there any signs of progress there on Capitol Hill?
NOBLES: Yes, Tom, there has been some progress with those bipartisan talks, so much so that the Senate is planning a procedural vote tomorrow that could ultimately become the package that ends the shutdown. But there is no deal yet, and some Democrats say the offers by Republicans to end the shutdown do not go far enough. Tom.
LLAMAS: We hope that’s a sign of progress, though. All right, Ryan, we thank you for that.
. steve malzberg
