Vice President Vance warned on Sunday that cuts to the federal workforce will only get “deeper” as the government shutdown drags on.
In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” host Maria Bartiromo asked the vice president about President Trump describing the moment as an “opportunity” and about how significant the cuts would be.
“The longer it goes on, Maria, the more significant they're going to be,” Vance said. “If you remember, we went nine days be...
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Greene’s deepening split with GOP leaves Republicans exasperated
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) insists she hasn't changed, but the conservative firebrand's deepening splits with her party on everything from Jeffrey Epstein to health care subsidies are puzzling and exasperating her fellow Republicans.
Greene forged her political identity in Congress as a fierce Trump loyalist, defending the president and Jan. 6, 2021, protestors, and attacking Democrats at every turn.
But with Trump back in the White House, Greene has put ...
Johnson says he had ‘thoughtful’ talk with Greene amid her criticism of health care costs
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had a “thoughtful conversation” in recent days regarding the latter's concerns over health care premiums.
During an interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, Johnson said he told Greene that “there are many Republicans in Congress that have been working around the clock on this.”
The Louisiana Republican added that while Greene does not serve on any of...
Vance blames CDC layoff ‘chaos’ on Schumer, Democrats
Vice President Vance blamed the rescinded layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and “far-left” Senate Democrats, as the government shutdown approaches two weeks.
The Trump administration initially laid off more than 1,000 CDC employees on Friday, before reportedly reversing course.
“The government shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos,” Vance told CBS News on Sunday. “We are figuring out h...
Lawler says shutdown caused by Schumer, Jeffries ‘being petrified of their left flank’
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday argued the government shutdown is being caused by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) “being petrified of their left flank.”
“This shutdown is a direct result of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries being petrified of their left flank and wanting to show AOC and [New York City mayoral candidate] Zohran Mamdani and every other radical leftist that they are fighting back against Pres...
Fetterman says government shutdown has been ‘very isolating’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that the government shutdown has been “very isolating.”
Fetterman is one of three members of the Senate Democratic Conference to vote for a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government through Nov. 21, along with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
“For me, it’s been very isolating, honestly,” Fetterman told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning...
Kelly says GOP commitment to hold vote on subsidies is not enough to end shutdown
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that a hypothetical commitment from Republicans to hold a vote by the end of the year on extending health care subsidies would not be sufficient to secure Democratic support for the GOP proposal to reopen the government.
Kelly, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” called for a “real negotiation” and solution to the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that are expected to increase health insurance premiums for millions o...
Graham says shutdown won’t ‘change how I approach health care’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the government shutdown will not change his opposition to extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Democrats have made their central demand in the ongoing funding standoff.
In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Graham criticized Democrats’ approach and said he wouldn’t support extending the subsidies unless there was first “great reform.” He also said he would not engage in those conversations until the governments reopens.<...
5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown
If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
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