Most Americans, regardless of party lines, disapprove of the handling of the government shutdown, which is now in its sixth day.
But President Trump and Republicans fare worse on how the shutdown is being handled, with 52 percent of people surveyed disapproving. Democrats trail, with a 49 percent disapproval rating, according to CBS News polling.
Among those polled, 39 percent blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, while 30 percent blame De...
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Trump, GOP seek to corner Democrats on shutdown
In today's issue:
▪ GOP, Trump pile pressure on Dems in shutdown fight
▪ Newsom, California pledge to sue Trump over troops
▪ Big debates for New Jersey, Virginia governor’s races
▪ International students ‘trapped’ in US
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Trump aloof as lawmakers fear protracted shutdown
President Trump, whom Democrats say is the only Republican leader who can break the government funding stalemate, has stayed out of the fray on Capitol Hill, leaving lawmakers in both parties pessimistic about reaching a deal until he engages in serious talks.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Friday that he will stick with his plan of forcing Senate Democrats to keep voting on a House-passed seven-week resolution to fund the government, but the measure has...
Jeffries says ‘no Democrat’ trying to give health care to migrants without legal status
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that “no Democrat” in Congress is attempting to expand health care benefits to migrants without legal status.
“Federal law clearly prohibits the expenditure of taxpayer dollars to provide health care to undocumented immigrants. Period, full stop,” Jeffries said on NBC’s "Meet the Press." “And no Democrat on Capitol Hill is trying to change that law.”
As the government shutdown approaches a full week, the ...
Johnson says House ‘did its job’ amid funding talks
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday the lower chamber “did its job” in the government funding battle.
On Sept. 19, the House passed what Johnson called a “clean” and “nonpartisan” stopgap spending bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21.
“The House did its job,” Johnson said on CBS’s "Face the Nation." “The reason that House Republicans are home working in their districts, and I suspect House Democrats should be as well, is because ...
Democrats battle over their party’s shutdown messaging
Disagreements among Democrats have emerged over how to conduct political messaging on the government shutdown as the party battles with the GOP over whom the public should blame for the impasse.
The Democratic National Committee raised eyebrows Wednesday when it posted a shutdown explainer video featuring cats, attracting criticism from some observers who called it “cringe.”
Separately, House Democrats attracted criticism from inside and outside party circles for ...
Why Congress is running out of time for an ObamaCare deal
Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ObamaCare once the government is funded.
“That is an issue for the end of the year. Dec. 31 is when that expires,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a briefing Friday. “So, Congress has three months to negotiate that. Certainly, we could work on it in the month of October to find s...
Jeffries: House Democrats to meet virtually Monday as shutdown drags on
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Democrats will caucus virtually on Monday after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent his colleagues home for the next week amid the government shutdown.
“People will die. If the Affordable Care Act tax credits are not renewed in short order, millions will lose their healthcare coverage, and the cost of premiums, co-pays and deductibles will skyrocket,” Jeffries wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter uploaded to his website...
Most Americans believe the shutdown will last two weeks or less: Survey
A new poll shows most Americans say they believe the government shutdown will last for two weeks or less, as Congress grapples with the public fallout from the first shutdown in about six years.
The YouGov survey, published on Friday, found that 41 percent of Americans think the federal closure will last for two weeks or less. Within that share, 16 percent of respondents expected the shutdown to last for less than a week, while 25 percent said the shuttering could last for ...
Sunday show preview: Government shutdown stretches into weekend; Trump layoffs loom
The government shutdown has now lasted for about four days in a faceoff between Republicans standing strong on their non-negotiables and Democrats holding firm to their demands to prioritize funding for health care.
House GOP lawmakers returned to their districts on Friday for designated “work periods” at the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who reaffirmed Republicans' commitment to resume legislative sessions when Senate Democrats vote to fund the governmen...