Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats will introduce a bill Tuesday, on day 28 of the government shutdown, to fund SNAP, after the Department of Agriculture said federal food aid will not go out on Nov. 1. When asked by CBS News’ Nikole Killion at his weekly press conference what the Democratic strategy is to end the shutdown, Schumer responded: “Look on November 1, people in more than 30 states are going to be aghast, aghast, when they see their bills. And they're going to

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner tells NBC News’ Sahil Kapur that he’s more “electable” than Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in the race to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins. | NBC News

Senate Republicans are confirming judges who will put Trump ahead of the Constitution… during the Trump shutdown. Sen. BOOKER has told these nominees frankly: “Your job is not to be President Trump’s lawyer on the courts.” | Senate Judiciary Committee