Democrats Divided on Government Shutdown Threats

“With just over a month until government funding expires, Democrats remain divided on whether they should use the threat of a government shutdown as a political cudgel as they try to push back on President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk,” Politico reports.

“Key progressives want to use every point of leverage the minority party has at its disposal to push back against the slashing of federal agencies being undertaken by Trump’s budget office and Musk’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency…'”

“But top leaders continue to take a more measured approach, with some in the party nervous about being blamed for a shutdown.”