Since government funding lapsed, the GOP has fallen in the polls and lost at the ballot box. But shutdown history shows the party can turn it around before the midterms.

Members of the House from Illinois voted along party lines as Congress passed a government funding package to end the shutdown.

The survey also found that the shutdown has sharpened public concern over the government’s ability to deliver essential services.

Democrats are embroiled in a new round of infighting, while Republicans are bracing for longer-term consequences if they continue to oppose an extension of Obamacare subsidies.

James Carville said Tuesday that Democrats lacked a real "endgame" strategy during the government shutdown and urged the party to move on during a conversation with Jim Acosta.

All six of the House Democrats who joined Republicans to approve a deal to end the government shutdown represent swing congressional districts.

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Progressive Democrats criticized the party leadership after the government shutdown ended without healthcare guarantees, exposing a deep rift ahead of the midterm elections.