The Deal, the Drama, and the Future of the Filibuster Feat. Adam Jentleson

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