Scoop: GOP senator pushes Vance for help on Trump

Zoom in: Kennedy said Trump had called him to try to convince him to change his mind on blue slips, according to two of the sources in the room.

• Vance equivocated, admitting the votes are probably not there to make the changes anyway — but also expressing frustration with the chamber's dysfunction, according to four sources familiar with what was said.

What to watch: Vance told senators early in his remarks not to hold so-called "rifle-shot" votes on limited funding bills — even for SNAP, sources said.

• He argued that Democrats should own the growing shutdown chaos, and that the momentum was with the GOP.
• He also said that they do not want the House coming back.

Zoom out: There was also lengthy discussion about beef, multiple sources said.

• Many senators raised concerns about Trump's plans to import beef from Argentina.