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U.S. Lost 32,000 Jobs in September
“The U.S. shed 32,000 private-sector jobs in September, payroll processing giant ADP said on Wednesday,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The surprise job loss in September is the latest sign…
The Senate Will Keep Voting
“The Senate is set to vote again at 11 a.m. on the Democrats’ and Republicans’ spending bills to reopen the government, but neither measure is expected to muster the support…
House Republicans Stay Out of Sight
NOTUS: “The House will likely not return to Capitol Hill until Oct. 7, a week into a shutdown. But Republican leadership is projecting confidence that they will have the upper…
Some Democrats Want to Upsize Trump’s New Tax Cuts
“Some Democrats have found an answer to President Trump’s popular tax cuts for tipped workers, overtime pay and senior citizens: expand them,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “In bills introduced…
House GOP Campaign Arm Turns Up Pressure
“House Republicans’ campaign arm is going after Democrats hours after the federal government entered a shutdown at midnight on Wednesday,” Fox News reports. “A new National Republican Congressional Committee ad…
GOP Senator Predicts Five Democrats Will Cave
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) urged Democrats to approve a temporary funding extension so the shutdown can end and the two parties can reach a long-term agreement, CNBC reports. Said Daines:…
Will the Shutdown Upend the Virginia Governor’s Race?
This is not the first time Virginia voters have dealt with a government shutdown just a few weeks before they elect their next governor, NBC News reports. Save to Favorites
Wall Street Firms Kept Ties With Jeffrey Epstein
“Jeffrey Epstein never got kicked out of Wall Street’s VIP club,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Epstein’s banking and investment activities in the years before his 2019 death were more…
Democrats Enter Shutdown Without New Leverage
The government shutdown that begins today was probably unavoidable the moment Senate Democrats voted last spring to keep the government funded. It was the responsible move, but it left the…
The Message from the Government
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has a message this morning on its website: Save to Favorites
What to Expect From the Government Shutdown
Wall Street Journal: “In a shutdown, government offices continue essential work, but tasks deemed nonessential come to a halt, paychecks stop and many workers are furloughed until Congress passes new…
Pfizer-Trump Deals Blindsides Other Drug Companies
“Pfizer’s decision to announce a deal with the Trump administration on drug prices Tuesday caused an uproar within much of the pharmaceutical industry, most of which was caught off guard…
Utah Readies New Map
Utah lawmakers are on the verge of approving a congressional map that could result in Democrats gaining two seats, potentially securing a rare victory in the nationwide redistricting battle, Punchbowl…
New High Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative
Gallup: “Forty-three percent of Americans think the current Supreme Court is too conservative. Though that proportion is not meaningfully different from 2022-2024 readings, it is the highest Gallup has measured…
Federal Employees Told to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
“Federal employees who would be affected by a government shutdown got a memo Tuesday informing them of possible furloughs, along with a partisan accusation that Democrats in Congress were to…
Democrats Bet Trump Will Blink First
“Republicans might be united on the public stage as they face off with Democrats ahead of a government shutdown. But a much more divisive internal fight waits in the wings,”…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion’, but is in favor of the death penalty, is not really pro-life. Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the…
Democrats See No Need to Capitulate
“The last time Senate Democrats found themselves taking the blame for a government shutdown, they quickly caved and raced to reopen federal agencies in 2018, as their more moderate members…
What Happens Now?
Punchbowl News: “We’ll reiterate that such shutdowns are harmful, counter-productive and a major detriment to the country. The party looking to force a policy change via a shutdown rarely gets…
Quote of the Day
“A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn’t want. They’d be Democrat things.” — President Trump, quoted…
