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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, holds his weekly press conference in the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty) — Immigration

GOP divided over shutdown strategy

By Benjy Sarlin

The new Congress has only just begun and Republican leaders are already debating how to handle a looming shutdown fight over immigration. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expires February 27 and conservatives want any new legislation extending the department’s cash line to include language stopping President Obama’s plan to...

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Protesters with the "Million Vet March on the Memorials" rally in front of the National U.S. World War II Memorial in Washington on Oct. 13, 2013. — Thomas Roberts

Veterans protest at White House

Manchin: We're not on suicide watch yet — Morning Joe

Manchin: We're not on suicide watch yet

Barack Obama

The waiting game

Ted Cruz started this game, says Chuck Todd — Morning Joe

Ted Cruz started this game, says Chuck Todd

The Democrats' newfound shutdown swagger — Morning Joe

The Democrats' newfound shutdown swagger

If left to the women, would shutdown be done? — Morning Joe

If left to the women, would shutdown be done?

Negotiating under threat: D.C.'s new normal? — Morning Joe

Negotiating under threat: D.C.'s new normal?

WH has done 'terrible job' on Obamacare site — Morning Joe

WH has done 'terrible job' on Obamacare site

Is his strategy working? Cruz wins new poll — Morning Joe

Is his strategy working? Cruz wins new poll

Nearing the end — Rachel Maddow

Nearing the end

Senate Chaplain speaks out on shutdown — Disrupt

Senate Chaplain speaks out on shutdown

Shutdown effects being felt across military — Disrupt

Shutdown effects being felt across military

Deal or no deal? — Disrupt

Deal or no deal?

Carter: Default would damage US reputation — Craig Melvin

Carter: Default would damage US reputation

GOP Rep on shutdown, debt deal and Obamacare — Craig Melvin

GOP Rep on shutdown, debt deal and Obamacare

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) does a television interview at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.

GOP senator: We overreached on Obamacare

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, listens to a reporter's question about their meeting with Senate Republicans regarding the government shutdown and debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.

Dems call the shots in debt ceiling standoff

Rangel: Shutdown solution now in the Senate — Alex Witt

Rangel: Shutdown solution now in the Senate

Shutdown costs continue to rise — Alex Witt

Shutdown costs continue to rise

Impact of a default on the global economy — Alex Witt

Impact of a default on the global economy

The view from inside shutdown negotiations — Alex Witt

The view from inside shutdown negotiations

DC bearing brunt of shutdown stress — Melissa Harris-Perry

DC bearing brunt of shutdown stress

Govt reduced to pet projects of the wealthy? — Melissa Harris-Perry

Govt reduced to pet projects of the wealthy?

US President Barack Obama (C) meets with Senate Democratic leaders (L-R) Dick Durbin, Chuck Shumer, Harry Reid and Patty Murray, in the Oval Office in Washington DC on Oct. 12, 2013. — Melissa Harris-Perry

Standoff shifts to the Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada leaves the Senate floor to meet with Democratic Senators on Capitol Hill in Washington Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.

Senate leaders take over

Negotiations underway to solve shutdown — UP

Negotiations underway to solve shutdown

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. — Hardball

Debt deal remains elusive

Government Shutdown Continues Without Resolution — PoliticsNation

Trucker protest falls flat

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