Led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Democrats are poised to shut down the federal government in the coming days, refusing to pass a seven-week stopgap funding bill to the Senate unless Republicans agree to a $1.4 trillion wish list. 

Yes, Democrats are demanding that the GOP pass one of the most expensive spending bills in United States history, in exchange for funding the government for a singular month. A “deal” like this should be dead on arrival, but some Republicans have entertained negotiations with Democrats, signaling a willingness to make Joe Biden’s COVID-era Obamacare tax credits permanent — a $448 billion concession.