Shutdown live updates: Jon Stewart roasts Democrats for ‘world-class collapse’ after eight senators cave to Trump – UK Times

Last night’s events in the upper chamber of Congress sets up another vote on the resolution in the House of Representatives Wednesday, which, if passed, could see the government finally reopen for business after six weeks of federal workers going unpaid and diminished public services, from food stamps going without funding to airports cutting flights.

Eric Garcia has a full report.

The Daily Show’s host Jon Stewart has railed at moderate Democrats for failing to stick to their principles in holding out for a deal on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies after the Senate passed a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Eight Democrats joined all but one Republican senator in approving a continuing resolution to keep the government open until the end of January in a vote late Monday, the 41st day of deadlock.

The centrists argued that doing so would allow more time to negotiate help for American citizens facing spiralling health insurance premium costs but Stewart argued they had been taken for a ride.

“Tonight’s show will be brought to you by: I can’t f***ing believe it,” he fumed, blowing up at the party for squandering the good will they had conjured through last week’s slate of election triumphs and producing a prop copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to deride their weak tactics.

“Democrats, you gave up the only leverage you had without getting commitments from Trump or Mike Johnson. I cannot f***ing believe it!” Stewart screamed.

You can watch his raging opening monologue in its entirety below:

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the U.S. government shutdown, which could finally be about to come to an end after senators voted through a short-term funding deal late Monday with the help of seven breakaway Democrats and an independent.

The breakthrough sets up a vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday that, if passed, could see the deadlock ended after more than 40 days of impasse.