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Republicans Own This Government Shutdown Shit Show
Eric Lutz: “Given the kind of year it’s been, it’s perhaps only fitting that 2024 would end with a chaotic fight over the funding of the government: After twelve months…
Republicans’ Troubles Are Only Just Beginning
Semafor: “Republicans will now enter 2025 in a wounded state. While President Joe Biden is not exerting himself to help get a deal during his last month in office, the…
Change in House Plans May Force Senate Delays
Politico: “There is some movement in the House as of Friday morning — the latest plan is to break up the deal into three different pieces, including government funding, disaster…
Exchange of the Day
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) spoke to C-SPAN about House GOP dysfunction over the spending bill: MALLIOTAKIS: I don’t know what’s going on and really that’s part of problem… Zero communication…
Trump Will Demand NATO Increase Defense Spending
“Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the incoming U.S. president will demand NATO member states increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, but plans to continue supplying…
GOP Lawmaker Says Congress Should Back Up Trump
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) told Fox Business that Republicans “need to get onboard with President Trump” and added that “our role is really to be more of a supportive board…
Trudeau to Face No Confidence Vote
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil a new cabinet on Friday, but his own political future is in serious doubt after a key opposition leader said he’ll vote to bring…
House GOP Drops Trump’s Debt Ceiling Demand
“House Republicans are eyeing a new spending proposal that would tee up votes on three separate measures: to fund the government, appropriate disaster relief and allocate farm assistance,” The Hill…
Judges Are Increasingly Alarmed
Politico: “In extraordinary but little-watched court proceedings since Election Day, judges appointed by presidents of both parties have emphasized the need for accountability for the people who stormed the Capitol…
Quote of the Day
“When the media decides to start hedging, or not telling the full story, combined with people being reluctant to engage in political opposition because they fear they will land in…
House GOP Plans to Split Funding Bill
House Republicans are likely to split the government funding bill in pieces and hold separate votes on different parts of the bill, Punchbowl News reports. This would allow each piece…
White House Warns Agencies of Possible Shutdown
The White House Office of Management and Budget is alerting federal agencies this morning to prepare for an imminent government shutdown, the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
Stop Calling It a Landslide
Cook Political Report: “Republicans’ success at the ballot box in 2024 was decisive but not overwhelming. The GOP owes its continued control of the House to a mere 7,309 votes…
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How Liberal America Came to Its Senses
Jonathan Chait: “The period of left-wing illiberalism that began about a decade ago seems to have drawn to a close. The final cause of death was the reelection of Donald…
Trump Says a Shutdown Is Biden’s Problem to Solve
President-elect Donald Trump worked Friday morning to foist the blame for any potential government shutdown onto the current White House, insisting that the funding fight on Capitol Hill “is a…
A Few Thoughts on the Looming Government Shutdown
I spoke to Julie Mason about the spending bill fight last night on her terrific Sirius XM show. Here are a few more thoughts: Join now to continue reading. Members…
‘You Are the Media Now’
“This week’s epic fight over funding the government captures the power — and flaws — of the new information ecosystem,” Axios reports. “Elon Musk and his followers on X proved…
House GOP Still Hasn’t Filed a ‘Plan C’
Although Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claims he’s got a “Plan C” to avert a government shutdown, Punchbowl News notes he has not filed a new bill yet today. That means…
Senate Republicans Fume at ‘Shit Show’ in the House
Senate Republicans were left fuming Thursday over what they called the dysfunctional “shit show” and “fiasco” they witnessed in the House as two proposals to fund the government through Christmas…
