Democrats steer away from another shutdown fight

Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown?

The party's stronger political positioning and the coming midterm elections seem to have shrunk many senators' appetite for another protracted shutdown fight.

Democrats steer away from another shutdown fight

The NewsThe longest government shutdown in history may have been enough for Democrats.The exact ingredients are in place for the same fight that led the party to shut the government down for 43 days this fall: Lawmakers have no deal on expiring health care subsidies and still aren’t certain how most of the government will be funded past Jan. 30.But even progressives who disliked the deal to end the shutdown said the party is not discussing plung…