Senate sets up Thursday votes on doomed plans to reopen the government

Published January 22, 2019 9:30pm ET



Senate Republicans and Democrats will face off Thursday on two different plans to reopen the government, but both appear doomed to fail.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced a vote on President Trump’s compromise plan, which would reopen closed government departments and agencies and provide $5.7 billion in wall funding. It would also would extend for three years legal protections for “Dreamers” and those who are living here under Temporary Protected Status.

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