Updated at 6 p.m. ET
As the partial government shutdown hits a record 32nd day, the Senate is set to consider two competing proposals this week that could reopen the government — but probably won’t.
Republicans are planning a vote Thursday on President Trump’s proposal to end the stalemate. But Democrats are reiterating that his offer — with $5.7 billion for a border wall in exchange for temporary protections for those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and temporary protected status programs — is a nonstarter, meaning there’s no realistic end yet in sight for the shutdown.
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