“TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER NOW ... END THE RIDICULOUS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social.
And, also in capital letters, he explained why: “AND THEN, MOST IMPORTANTLY, PASS EVERY WONDERFUL REPUBLICAN POLICY THAT WE HAVE DREAMT OF, FOR YEARS.”
You can make your own list of what “wonderful Republican policy” on guns, abortion, tariffs, taxes, use of the military, or immigration might become law if a Senate majority, like the House of Representat...
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On the shutdown, Democrats have painted themselves into a corner
Having painted themselves into a shutdown corner, Democrats now want Republicans to extricate them.
Democrats know that they cannot win this one. They also know that they cannot return to their rabid base having conceded. What they want is for Senate Republicans to detonate another so-called “nuclear option” and end Democrats’ ability to filibuster the federal government to a standstill.
Senate Democrats have defeated 13 Republican attempts t...
Shutdown forcing airport capacity cuts
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▪ Airports cutting capacity due to shutdown
▪ Trump meeting with Hungary's Orbán
▪ ‘Sandwich guy’ acquitted
▪ Uncertainty on Trump nuclear tests
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Deal to reopen government falters over Democrats’ distrust of Trump
Democratic support for a potential deal to reopen the government has crumbled because of deep mistrust among Senate Democrats over whether they can trust President Trump to act in good faith to extend health insurance subsidies or to stop firing federal workers.
Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected an emerging proposal to reopen the government that would have linked a stopgap funding bill known as a continuing resolution to three full-year appropriations bills funding mili...
Nancy Pelosi leaves a long legacy: 5 takeaways
The decision by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to leave Congress after almost four decades marks the end of an era for both the powerhouse Democrat and her party at large.
The former Speaker not only wrote herself into the history books as the first woman to hold the gavel, but also muscled into law some of the most significant policy changes of modern times, including sweeping health care, climate and Wall Street reforms.
Along the way, Pelosi earned a reputation a...
Trump admin brings international drug pricing to Medicaid
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Axelrod on agreeing with Greene: ‘Astonishing’
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...
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...