Article snippet: Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Monday night sought to counter MORE (D-Texas). O’Rourke generated excitement among Democrats nationwide in 2018 after coming within a few points of defeating GOP Sen. MORE in deep-red Texas. Shortly after his loss, O’Rourke was floated as a White House candidate, but has remained mostly quiet on a potential 2020 run, irking some Democrats. But last week, the former congressman reemerged and entered the national spotlight during an appearance with Oprah Winfrey. O’Rourke told Winfrey he’s been “thinking” about running for the White House and will make a decision on 2020 before the end of the month. A standoff between Trump and House Democrats over the president’s demand for $5.7 billion in border wall funding led to a 35-day partial government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history that ended late January. Meanwhile, not far down the road, Trump held his own rally to drum up support for a border wall, flanked by red and white signs that read “Finish the wall.” As Trump and O’Rourke held their respective rallies in El Paso, lawmakers in Washington on Monday night said they reached an agreement “in principle” that would prevent a second government shutdown that’ll begin on Saturday. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more