<br /> The government shutdown is continues, with no end in sight.<br />Politico reports that Senator Mitch McConnell isn’t playing the role of deal-maker as he has in previous fights.<br />McConnell says Democrats are privately urging him to help find a way out of the impasse.<br />The Senate majority leader says he will not find a way around the impasse.<br />---I don’t see how that leads to an outcome. And I want to get an outcome.---<br />McConnell said a resolution "will be determined by the president and Senate Democrats.” <br />
