Bipartisan Talks To End The Shutdown Intensify, But Agreement Elusive

Bipartisan talks to reopen the government are intensifying. Lawmakers in both parties are feeling urgency to alleviate a growing airport crisis, pay government workers and restore delayed food aid to millions of people. But resolution still appeared far off Thursday as parties continued to debate how best to end the shutdown, now in its 37th day. Senate Democrats who have now voted 14 times not to reopen the government were meeting to discuss their options. Moderate Democrats have pushed a plan to pass a group of spending bills now and vote on expiring health care subsidies later. Other Democrats oppose that idea.