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Jon Stewart rips Schumer over joke: ‘What the f‑‑‑ are you doing?’

News, Senate

Comedian Jon Stewart ripped Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday over a flat joke.

Stewart played a clip of Schumer’s remarks during "The Daily Show," in which the lawmaker said, “Democrats are adamant that we must protect the health care of the American people.”

The comedian chimed in, “If you had stopped there, that would be great. But you’re going to keep talking, aren’t you?”

The recording of Schumer continued with footage of him n...

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Democrat shutdown cuts off aid to the poor to give the rich cheaper insurance

News, Opinion

Pregnant women, poor children and the disabled are some of society’s most vulnerable populations. It’s a shame that Democrats in Washington are using these populations as bargaining chips to undo needed reforms to social safety net programs like Medicaid that would combat fraud and abuse to preserve these programs for the most needy.

The left’s federal government shutdown is not just needless; it is heartless. 

We are now officially one week into the government shut...

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White House memo argues furloughed workers not guaranteed backpay

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A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is raising the possibility that furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to backpay from their time off during the government shutdown.

An administration confirmed to The Hill that the memo, which was first reported by Axios, hinges on an aggressive interpretation of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which President Trump signed during the last government shutdown.

The OMB memo arg...

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GOP leaders point to Capitol Police missed paychecks as shutdown drags on

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) are directing attention to looming missed pay for Capitol Police officers at the end of this week, a new tactic as they aim to put pressure on Senate Democrats to accept a Republican bill as the government shutdown drags on.

“Senate Democrats have already voted five times to shut down the government, and sadly, their reckless behavior may cause the brave men & women of the U.S. Ca...

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The Movement: Trump FDA decision feels like slap in the face to anti-abortion groups

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To anti-abortion activists who worked diligently to help President Trump win in 2024 and deliver a Republican trifecta, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision last week to approve a generic version of mifepristone — a pill used in medication abortions — was a slap in the face. 

The “pro-life” community is well aware that in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, it’s not prudent politics to take a purist stance on issues like a natio...

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Senate frustrations rise as shutdown starts feeling like ‘Groundhog Day’

News, Senate

The government shutdown is turning into “Groundhog Day” for senators as they grow increasingly frustrated with the lack of movement toward a deal and repeated failed votes.

The Senate on Monday voted on the GOP’s “clean” stopgap funding bill and on a Democratic alternative, with both again failing to advance. Absent a substantial change in posture on either side, the upper chamber is expected to vote on the same continuing resolutions (CR) on Tuesday and Thursday.

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Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double

health care, News

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on their health care demands, breaking with her party on an issue at the core of the government shutdown standoff.

In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Greene said she’s “absolutely disgusted” that health insurance premiums could double if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expire, even as she stressed her strong opposition to the Obama-era legislation and to health insuranc...

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Trump calls on Democrats to reopen government, will then work on health care

health care, News, Senate

President Trump on Monday called on Democrats to reopen the government, saying he will only discuss a potential deal on extending health care tax credits once they support the GOP funding proposal.

In a statement on Truth Social, Trump appeared to shift from his earlier comments on Monday, when he signaled he was open to a deal with Democrats on health care, an issue at the core of the shutdown debate.

“Democrats have SHUT DOWN the United States Government right i...

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Senate rejects dueling government funding bills on Day 6 of shutdown

News, Senate

The Senate on Monday pushed the government shutdown to the one-week mark as Democrats blocked the GOP's "clean" stopgap funding bill from advancing for a fifth time.

Senators voted 52-42 on the House-passed bill, which needed 60 votes to advance and would have funded the government at Biden-era spending levels until late November. The tally has remained virtually unchanged, other than absences, since the shutdown started last Wednesday.

The trio of Sens. Catherine...

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