We might need a groundhog here to tell us exactly when the shutdown's going to end. Tomorrow is Mike Johnson's hope, but the fact of the matter is that the votes might not be there. You know, Johnson, he initially hoped to be able to fasttrack this bill that passed the Senate last week with a strong bipartisan majority tonight, but then House Democratic leaders signaled that many of their members are set to oppose the bill.That means Republicans are going to have to see if they can move it with their razor ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vowed to block a massive funding package next week unless Republicans agree to strip funding for the Department of Homeland Security, dramatically increasing the risk for a partial US government shutdown https://t.co/RJnMV6YiPW ...

Let's bring in NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Melanie Zenona. Uh Melanie, talk to us about the timeline here to potentially reopen the government in addition to the Senate. I know the House would have to vote on this and they have actually been out on recess for almost two months now.So, how soon could this all come down. >> Yeah, that's exactly right. So, realistically, the government won't be reopened until mid to later this week.First, the Senate still has to pass this funding package. They did take ...