Former White House senior adviser David Axelrod on Thursday found himself in agreement with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over the Democratic victories seen across the country in Tuesday's elections.
"Well, I'm in the kind of astonishing position of saying I agree with every word that Marjorie Taylor Greene said," Axelrod told CNN's Kaitlan Collins and conservative commentator Scott Jennings. "I've never said those words here, we're making news right here on your show...
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Senate to vote Friday on pathway to end shutdown
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is set to hold a vote Friday with an eye toward ending the government shutdown.
The GOP leader told lawmakers over a conference lunch that he will hold another vote on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) that has failed to advance 14 times so far. This time, however, Thune is putting it on the floor with an eye toward amending it to attach a three-bill spending package — known as a minibus — that has been part of negotiatio...
Government shutdown ‘disastrous’ for veterans: Lawmakers, advocates
Lawmakers and advocates characterized the government shutdown and the partisan politics fueling it as “disastrous” for retired and active-duty service members, who they said rely on food assistance and medical coverage provisions at risk amid the funding lapse.
“This shutdown is really disastrous for our current military, and it’s not just because of the financial worry, which is very high,” Kathy Roth-Douquet, co-founder and CEO of Blue Star Families, told NewsNation's Was...
Duffy: ‘It’s going to be rough’ for travelers if shutdown lasts through Thanksgiving
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday warned that if the government shutdown persists through the Thanksgiving holiday, it will be “rough” for travelers as air traffic controllers begin to lose morale.
“This morning, they're getting their pay stubs that they're going to get another big fat zero, no paycheck for the second time. They've all told me it's really hard, really hard to navigate a full month of no pay, missing two pay periods,” Duffy said during an appearan...
Johnson on Greene criticism: ‘She likes to get the big interview’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is publicly criticizing the party to secure "the big interview" with media outlets ahead of the midterm elections.
“I’m not unaccustomed to hearing criticism from Marjorie. We have intense fellowship as we say in the Deep South, Stephen. And she knows I’ve got an open door,” Johnson said during a Wednesday appearance on Stephen A. Smith’s podcast “Straight Shooter.”
“She can c...
Obama: Pelosi ‘made us proud to be Democrats’
Former President Obama said Thursday that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “made us proud to be Democrats” after she announced she will not seek reelection.
“For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act,” Obama said on the social platform X.
Key Democratic negotiator casts doubt on reaching shutdown deal soon
A key Senate Democratic negotiator indicated on Thursday that a deal to end the shutdown soon is unlikely.
“No, I don’t think so,” Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), a prominent figure in the shutdown talks, told reporters when asked if lawmakers are close to ending the shutdown. “We have to make sure we have a deal that we can get broad support for.”The Michigan Democrat also said Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) refusal to guarantee a vote to extend enhanced Affordable C...
Greene says she yelled at Johnson over ‘utter failure’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who has been at odds with her party in recent weeks, said Wednesday she yelled at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over the “utter failure” of keeping the House out of session.
“The fact that the House has been closed for six weeks now is a complete and total utter failure,” Greene told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill,” in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.
“And that’s on the Speaker of the House. While the rest of Americ...
Slotkin: Trump ‘finally clicking in to the shutdown’ after Democrats’ wins
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said she was optimistic about the prospect of negotiating an end to the government shutdown after President Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that the ongoing standoff likely hurt Republicans on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections.
“I thought the president was pretty frank this morning about the fact that, you know, they lost, and accepting some lumps for that — which was probably not what the Republicans in the room wanted him to say publicly, but...
Johnson refuses to promise House vote on extending ObamaCare subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he would not offer Democrats a House vote on extending expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of a deal to end the government shutdown.
Asked at a press conference if he could assure Democrats in the House that they would get a vote on extending the subsidies, Johnson said, “No, because we did our job, and I’m not part of the negotiation.”
“I'm not promising anybody anything. I'm going to let this process...