Democrats' Shutdown Struggles and Surprising Gains

TL;DR
Democratic lawmakers, after a 42-day government shutdown, see the event as a strategic win to highlight their fight for healthcare and oppose Republican policies, despite ending the shutdown without major concessions, and plan to continue pushing on healthcare issues.
- Democrats sift through shutdown’s ashes after resistance finally breached The Guardian
- What if Democrats’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win? The New York Times
- How Chuck Schumer plans to weather the storm Politico
- What Democrats say they won in the 43-day government shutdown NBC News
- Democrats collapsed in the shutdown fight The Economist
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