A Pennsylvania Democratic C-SPAN caller on Tuesday said she was done voting for Democrats amid dissatisfaction with the party over the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown started on Oct. 1 after Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rallied nearly all Senate Democrats to block a bipartisan funding bill.

A Democratic retired federal worker denounced her party on Monday for refusing to reopen the government as the shutdown entered

An Oklahoma C-SPAN caller who said he was a lifelong Democrat and voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 declared on Friday that he was sickened by his party and plans to leave it. The Democratic Party’s favorability stands at just 34.

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.

The Senate chaplain appealed directly to the Almighty in his prayer to open the session Monday, asking God to "remind our lawmakers" of the consequences of continuing the government shutdown.

Senate Democrats are slamming Republican counterparts over their exclusion from a White House briefing on the administration's strikes in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific.

CLIP #1: Summarize Senator John Fetterman's (D-PA) comments about the filibuster. CLIP #1: How does Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) respond to Sen. Fetterman's remarks?