NASTY SENATE FIGHT ON ANTI-ISRAEL BDS MOVEMENT: A vote is scheduled for 5:30 PM today in the Senate in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s first test of 2019. He wants the Senate to vote on a package of proposals, including one that protects state and local officials who boycott the Israel boycotters of the BDS Movement.

But Senate Democrats want to vote first on re-opening the government. One need not agree with them on that point to recognize it’s a legitimate strategy. But they ran into a totally unexpected obstacle, thanks Bernie Sanders and that angry Muslim woman who wants to impeach President Trump. Details here. Updates to come later this evening.