Budget deal analysis; N.J. U.S. Senate election reaction

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Guests: Ross Baker, Rana Foroohar

The government is reopening and the debt ceiling has been raised after an eleventh hour deal passed in both houses yesterday.  We get analysis and reaction to the agreement and the shutdown from Rutgers political scientist ROSS BAKER and TIME’s economics writer RANA FOROOHAR .   We’ll also talk about the results of the New Jersey U.S. Senate special election.

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