Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Thursday from Richmond, blaming congressional Democrats for dragging out the federal government shutdown, projecting the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out in just over a week. “The Democrat Shutdown will cause SNAP benefits to run out for over 850,000 …
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The top congressional Democrats want a meeting with President Donald Trump as the government shutdown stretches on. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that both he and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., reached out to Trump on Tuesday to set up a confab with the president. The top …
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats are “holding the entire federal government hostage” during the shutdown, vowing, “We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs.” Trump, speaking during a lunch at the White House Rose Garden, said, “Chuck …
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The federal government is now in its longest full shutdown ever, and Congress is not giving any signs that an end is in sight. A full government shutdown occurs when the end of the fiscal year comes on Sept. 30 with none of Congress’ 12 single-subject appropriations bills passed by …
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The government shutdown has focused debate on the vast sum ($136 billion in 2025, as projected by the Congressional Budget Office) that the federal government spends to annually subsize continually skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums. The Wall Street Journal reports that regardless of how that fiscal tug-of-war turns out, health …
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Republican lawmakers have spent the week sharpening their attacks on Saturday’s nationwide day of protests against President Donald Trump, which many GOP leaders dismissed as “Hate America” rallies. Cities across the country are expected to see hundreds of thousands of people come out for the “No Kings” movement, and several …
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., told reporters on the 21st day of the government shutdown Tuesday that Democrats “ran on killing the filibuster, and now we love it.” The Pennsylvania Democrat made the remark on Capitol Hill after being asked for his reaction to Republican senators’ proposal to nuke the filibuster …
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When pressed on why Democrats are using working-class Americans as “leverage” amid the ongoing government shutdown, several Democratic senators offered varying responses — but only one rejected the premise that their party is holding Americans hostage. “It’s the only lever we have,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., responded when asked about …
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The White House slammed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as tensions on Capitol Hill grow over the ongoing government shutdown. “[Rep. Jeffries], making sure U.S. troops get paid while Democrats keep the government shut down for free healthcare for illegal aliens — that’s called putting America First. But you …
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Millions of Americans who rely on federal food benefits could be among the next casualties of the ongoing government shutdown. Approximately 42 million people in the U.S. who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are in danger of not receiving aid come Nov. 1, when the program’s funds are …
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