The aging "pillars" of the Democrat establishment descended upon the House of Hope on Friday to bid farewell to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., turning a "Celebration of Hope" into a high-profile reunion of the political figures who have defined the party for the last thirty years.

After the House passed a bill on Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through September, the House Committee on Appropriations issued a statement asserting that the passage demonstrates "bipartisan support for protecting the nation" while blaming the standoff on a "Senate Democrat-instigated shutdown."