As a shutdown loomed on Jan. 19, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) continued to negotiate with several groups of senators on the Senate floor to keep the government open. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)As a shutdown loomed on Jan. 19, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) continued to negotiate with several groups of senators on the Senate floor to keep the government open. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)It was a vivid drama of personalities and power, shifting alliances and clashing egos, played out live on the Senate floor as the government barreled toward a shutdown. Senate staffers leave the Capitol around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday after hopes to avert a government shutdown were dashed. “I did see when Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer started having a brief discussion on the floor and left the floor.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2018 23:31 UTC