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 The spotlight now turns back to the House, where Speaker John Boehner remains caught between moderates in his party and those farther out to the right. Keeping vital services running and hundreds of thousands of Americans on the job is not something you ‘give’ to the other side. Even if Boehner were to set aside the so-called Hastert Rule and pass a clean CR with the help of House Democrats, it's unclear if such a move would beat a midnight deadline given the speed at which the Senate works.
– The Senate has voted 54 to 46 to reject House amendments to the continuing resolution—including the one that would delay ObamaCare. The vote split evenly along party lines, and increases the odds of a government shutdown, the Washington Post reports. As Slate points out, this is the second time in as many weeks that the House and Senate have recited this play; the Senate last week stripped out a provision that would have defunded ObamaCare entirely. Now, it's Boehner's move once more. Earlier today, President Obama said he was "not at all resigned" to a shutdown, and urged lawmakers to "set aside the short-term politics" and make a deal, the Hill reports. The shutdown hits at midnight unless something is done to stop it. Senate Republicans have been floating the idea of passing a quick, one-week extension to give the sides more time to negotiate, but Harry Reid says he strongly opposes it. Budget Chair Patty Murray agreed, asking, "Why go through this for another five days?"