Senators say they expect the government shutdown to drag out until at least the middle of next week, with some fearing it could go even longer.
The Senate rejected votes to reopen the government on Wednesday, and the chamber will be out of session on Thursday in observance of Yom Kippur.
The Senate will return Friday, but few expect the vote that day on the House GOP measure to fund the government to have a different result.
Two Democratic senators and I...
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GOP on shaky ground with claim about Democrats’ shutdown demands
Amid a stalemate over government funding, Republicans have repeatedly accused Democrats of demanding free health care for immigrants in the country illegally in return for their support of a federal funding bill.
It’s a misleading message circulated widely by Republican leaders in the House and Senate, as well as by President Trump and Vice President Vance.
Trump on Monday posted an AI fake of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) saying: “If we giv...
Students for Life: Abortion pill review ‘must go back to the beginning’
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White House plans for layoffs amid shutdown
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White House embraces government shutdown
The White House is embracing the fight over the first government shutdown since 2019, viewing it as a political loser for Democrats and an opening to unilaterally advance its own policy interests.
President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought have signaled they plan to use the shutdown to further slash the federal workforce and potentially pare back government programs and benefits.
While some polling has shown many Americans wi...
Washington Post editorial board warns Democrats walking into ‘shutdown trap’
The editorial board of The Washington Post is warning that progressive Democrats are leading the party into a “shutdown trap.”
In an op-ed published Wednesday morning, the board noted that Democrats "shut off any potential escape valve to avoid a shutdown" when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), facing a left-wing revolt, apparently backed off a potential plan to buy more time for negotiations.
“In doing so, progressives embraced the same disastrous me...
Maine Democrat blames ‘far-left’ for government shutdown
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) criticized “far-left groups” for demanding Democrats vote against a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government.
“This government shutdown is the result of hardball politics driven by the demands far-left groups are making for Democratic Party leaders to put on a show of their opposition to President Trump,” Golden said in a Wednesday statement.
Golden was the lone Democrat to vote for the GOP funding bill, which passed ...
Why is there a government shutdown?
(NEXSTAR) – Lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to fund the federal government by midnight on Tuesday night, triggering a shutdown on Wednesday. At the heart of the deadlock are health insurance subsidies.
Here's what to know about the key sticking points in the budget negotiations.
What are the tax credits lawmakers disagree on?At issue are tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 ...
Rank-and-file senators in both parties seek breakthrough on shutdown
Senate centrists in both parties are trying to put together a deal to reopen the federal government.
A group of them huddled on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, after Democrats voted for the second time in two days to block a House-passed stopgap funding measure.
Three members of the Democratic caucus voted for the House-passed continuing resolution, but five more Democrats would need to support it to reopen the federal government.
Senate Republican...
Vance: Schumer ‘terrified’ of primary challenge from Ocasio-Cortez
Vice President Vance on Wednesday argued Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) actions around a government shutdown were influenced by concern that he could face a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y).
Vance addressed reporters from the White House briefing room on the first day of a government shutdown spurred by a clash between Senate Democrats and their Republican counterparts over demands on health care funding.
"The reason wh...