Oh, look: sanity. A bill tying Planned Parenthood defunding to keeping the federal government open
failed in the Senate Thursday afternoon—and in a bipartisan vote, no less, though some of the Republicans weren't exactly standing up for Planned Parenthood:
... 42 Democrats, two independents and eight Republicans banded together to stop the anti-abortion effort on a procedural vote, 11 more than the 41 needed to block the legislation.
At least one of the Republicans, Tom Cotton of Arkanas, said he cast his vote against the bill to protest inadequate military funding.
The Senate's next move is to take up a short-term bill keeping the government open without Planned Parenthood-related strings. As always, though, the House is likely to be problematic, so the government staying open is no sure thing.