With just five days before a government shutdown, leaders on both sides keep raising the ante and pushing all their chips into the middle of the table, waiting for the other guy to blink.
Right now, no one is.
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Our new weekly show, Fly Out Day, brings you inside the most consequential decisions shaping Congress with the people at the center of the story. From Hill leadership to Washington’s most-plugged in reporters, join us straight from our townhouse each Thursday evening. Watch the latest episode now.