House Speaker Mike Johnson held a news conference on Tuesday, the 35th day of the government shutdown, which ties the longest shutdown in history. "We hope, we pray a handful of moderate and centrist Democrats left in among the Democrats in the Senate where the whole country is counting upon them," said Johnson. "I have said here, I do not expect that Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries will ever vote to reopen the government. "I don't think that they're willing to face the wrath of the leftist space. They see what's happening in New York City and in their state of New York, and they're terrified," he said. "By that, I mean, we've made that very clear and I think the evidence speaks for itself. So we're going above the heads of the so-called leadership and we are appealing to the consciences of a handful of people in the Senate who want to do the right thing and, and, and, and, and just stop the pain." Senate Majority Leader Thune said that he is “optimistic” that the shutdown will end...