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Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government
“The Senate passed legislation on Monday night to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, after a critical splinter group of Democrats joined with Republicans and backed a spending package that…
Liberals Blame Schumer After Strategy Collapses
“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) wasn’t one of the eight Democratic senators who voted with Republicans to back GOP legislation to end the government shutdown. He is still…
Nothing Was Off-Limits for Trump During the Shutdown
“The government shutdown is already the longest in American history. But it’s also perhaps the most punishing — in part because President Trump has taken actions no previous administration ever…
Homeland Security Used Old Video
“The Department of Homeland Security posted a swaggering montage to social media in August declaring it had triumphed in its takeover of Washington, D.C. It showed footage of federal agents…
Trump Pardons Husband of Republican Congressional Ally
President Trump quietly pardoned the husband of Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) last week amid a string of clemency grants to allies, the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Toss E. Jean Carroll Judgment
President Trump asked the Supreme Court to reverse a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation judgment against him in a civil lawsuit by former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean…
Serial Felon Freed by Trump Back Behind Bars
“Despite being gifted a Get Out of Jail Free card courtesy of President Donald Trump, convicted felon Jonathan Braun can’t seem to stop breaking the law,” the Daily Beast reports….
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Faces Sexual Assault Charges
“A U.S. Capitol riot defendant who was accused of firing a gun into the air while among the mob on Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021, now faces charges of…
GOP Lawmaker Faces Heated Crowd at Town Hall
“Before heading back to Washington, D.C., to vote on a measure to end the government shutdown, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faced a fiery crowd Monday at a town hall in Keosauqua,”…
Jeffries May Force Vote on Obamacare Subsidies
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters Monday that he is considering filing a discharge petition to force a vote on extending the Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits, Punchbowl…
House Democrats Whip Against Shutdown Deal
House Democratic leaders are whipping against the bipartisan Senate bill to reopen the government, Punchbowl News reports. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) wrote in an email: “HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE…
House Returns to Many Controversies
“The House is set to return to work Wednesday after a staggering 54 days out of session. Ending the record government shutdown will be the least of Speaker Mike Johnson’s…
Trump Signals He’ll Support Shutdown Deal
“President Trump on Monday signaled his support for a Senate agreement to end the government shutdown and said he would abide by the deal, which includes a reversal of mass…
Quote of the Day
“I can’t see into the future, but I see Republicans losing the House if Americans are continuing to go paycheck-to-paycheck.” — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), quoted by Semafor. Save…
All of Trump’s Tacky and Trollish White House Renovations
New York Magazine has compiled a running list of President Trump’s most outrageous and ridiculous White House renovations. Save to Favorites
Cheryl Hines Says Democrats Have Been ‘Mean’ to Her
“Cheryl Hines said Democrats have been giving her a hard time ever since her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began his rise in politics, though the GOP has always been…
Trump Wants Supreme Court to Intervene in SNAP Fight
“The Trump administration on Monday said it still wants the Supreme Court to block lower-court decisions requiring it to pay full food assistance benefits to about 42 million Americans who…
Chief Justice Faces Career-Defining Decision on Trump
“Chief Justice John Roberts faces a defining challenge as he enters his third decade leading the Supreme Court: how far to let Donald Trump’s presidency rewrite the bounds of executive…
Trump Threatens to Dock Pay of Air-Traffic Controllers
“President Trump threatened to dock the pay of air-traffic controllers who don’t return to work, as flight cancellations and delays spread across the country because of the government shutdown,” the…
Low-Income Shoppers Tighten Belts Further
New York Times: “For the better part of two years, well before the federal government shut down and SNAP payments were paused, lower-income consumers have been slowing their spending, especially…
