Thread by @kasie

SHUTDOWN SUNDAY: On this Sunday morning, here's the state of play -->

Chuck Schumer and President Trump haven't spoken since Friday.

Chuck Schumer and John Kelly haven't spoken since Friday.

Democrats believe the president wants two things
1. A big budget deal
2. The wall

Chuck Schumer had an outline of a deal with the president after lunch on Friday. It included all the money the president asked for for the wall, around $20 billion

But hours later--the Kelly call came. The White House couldn't agree to what was on the table.

It's clear: President Trump and "the White House" are *not the same* when it comes to these negotiations

That is a stunning reality.

Whether the shutdown can end tonight now seems to be up to the Senate: Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer

McConnell and Schumer are not talking directly either. Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake have been engaged in a high stakes game of shuttle diplomacy

Republicans want to reopen government until Feb. 8.

Democrats will go along *if* they can get a meaningful commitment that McConnell will put an immigration deal on the floor even if the president doesn't sign off

But it's almost impossible to measure that kind of a commitment.

A colloquy (discussion btw McConnell and Schumer) on the Senate floor?

Maybe.

And passing an immigration bill in the Senate is meaningless if @SpeakerRyan refuses to put it on the floor

(Remember what happened to the comprehensive immigration bill that passed the Senate in 2013? The one then-Speaker Boehner wouldn't bring up?)

So we are still at stalemate.

The questions today:

- Will @realDonaldTrump take the reins of his presidency back?
- Will the Senate strike a pact to go it alone?

Stay tuned.

And finally: @KasieDC is LIVE on @MSNBC tonight from Russell Rotunda at the Capitol

We're expecting minute to minute developments 7-9pm ET

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