Speaker Mike Johnson is not promising a vote on extending Obamacare credits that were enhanced during COVID-19, even as the Senate weighs its own vote on the issue to end the shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune claimed Friday that rank-and-file Democrats were being "brow-beaten" by leadership into refusing to reopen the government.

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator John Thune attempted to blame Democrats for Trump's government shutdown. Thune stated, "They created this cliff."

The rare weekend session underscores the pressure both parties are facing to reopen the government, but both sides showed little sign of budging from their demands.

Thune trashed Dems' offer to end the shutdown that “doesn’t even get close” after a proposal to extend Obamacare tax credits in exchange for reopening.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on a collision course with President Donald Trump over nixing a longstanding legislative tool to end the 36-day government shutdown. Thune, who pledged to defend the filibuster on Day One of his leadership tenure,

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week, and that the upper chamber would take its 14th vote on a House-passed funding bill on Tuesday.

The ongoing federal government shutdown is the longest in American history. For his part, Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who serves as the Senate majority leader in Washington, tells KELOLAND News from his Capitol Hill office that it could conclude soon.