The Senate returned Tuesday morning after a chaotic day on Capitol Hill Monday that ended in a government shutdown. 
The Senate returned Tuesday morning after a chaotic day on Capitol Hill Monday that ended in a government shutdown.
Their first order of business: spike the bill House Republicans sent them last night.
The Senate is expected to reject the bill because it would make changes to Obamacare in exchange for temporarily keeping the government open. Democrats have drawn a line in the sand on the health care law.
The big question now is: who will blink?
The Republican conference in the House is showing signs of fracturing, but not nearly enough for Boehner to carry a deal himself.
And Barack Obama has threatened to veto any bill that touches Obamacare.
The House will return soon after the Senate, when the drama will continue.