Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), one of eight Senate Democratic Conference members who voted to advance a measure to reopen the government, said Monday that critics of the group should “train their fire” on President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and congressional Republicans.
“All those people who opposed this agreement, staying in a shutdown mode was not getting us anywhere,” Shaheen told CNN’s Kate Bolduan. “And they need to train their fire on the people who are...
Liberal fury over shutdown deal convulses Democrats
Tensions in the Democratic Party are boiling over this week after a group of mostly moderate Democratic senators joined Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government.
The Democrats’ support for the spending bill all but ensures that the history-making shutdown will soon end, but it came without Republicans giving any ground on the Democrats’ central demand for an extension of ObamaCare subsidies.
The stunning development Sunday night has infuriated libera...
Trump’s new plan for Obamacare leaves Americans to fend for themselves
Trump wants to replace federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act premiums, which are sent to private health insurers, with money sent directly to Americans.
Trump says Marjorie Taylor Greene has ‘lost her way’
President Trump on Monday responded to criticisms by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who accused the president of focusing more on foreign affairs than matters at home on a day when he met with the new Syrian leader.
Trump said he was surprised by Greene’s statements and suggested she had some “act going.”
"I don't know what happened to Marjorie. Nice woman, but she's lost her way,” the president said in the Oval Office when asked about Greene’s criticism.
Trump signals support for Senate agreement to end shutdown: ‘I’ll abide by the deal’
President Trump on Monday signaled his support for a Senate agreement to end the government shutdown and said he would abide by the deal, which includes a reversal of mass layoffs.
"It depends what deal we’re talking about," Trump said when asked in the Oval Office if he supported the Senate deal, which advanced on Sunday.
"But if it’s the deal I heard about ... I would say so," Trump continued. "I think based on everything I’m hearing they haven’t changed anythi...
Targeting Obama, Trump promotes a satirical item about the ACA as if it were real
There were already concerns about Donald being too gullible to do his job. Then prompted a satirical item about Barack Obama receiving "Obamacare" royalties.
Jeffries defends Schumer after shutdown deal: ‘Waged a valiant fight’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) from liberals' criticism in the wake of a bipartisan budget deal to reopen the government.
Jeffries emphasized that Schumer was not a party to the spending agreement that advanced on the Senate floor Sunday night, and he praised the Democratic leader for holding the line for more than a month.
"Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats over the last seven weeks have...
‘No way to defend this’: Senate Democrats rage at their colleagues for breaking ranks on the shutdown
Eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to back a Republican spending bill that does nothing to address expiring Obamacare subsidies. Most Democrats are pissed.
Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump over meeting with Syrian president
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized President Trump on Monday for hosting Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, rather than focusing on domestic issues like health care.
In a post on social platform X, the outspoken congresswoman called on the president to prioritize crafting a GOP plan to address rising health care costs over meeting with foreign leaders.
“I would really like to see nonstop meetings at the WH on domestic policy n...
House on standby as Democrats fume over shutdown deal
It’s Monday. A lot has happened since we last spoke. The government may reopen soon. But several things need to happen first. Let’s get into it.
In today's issue:
• Late-night Senate deal to reopen the government
• Johnson tells House to return to DC
• Trump threatens to ‘dock’ some air traffic controllers
• Supreme Court rejects gay marriage challenge
• Trump preemptively pardons Rudy Giuliani
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