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It Was an ‘Act of Strength’ to Stop Government Shutdown

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on CNN's “lead” on Friday claims that voting for the House funding bill to prevent the federal government from shutting down is an “act of strength.” Schumer said: “We always knew there was a disagreement, but I felt. The people who voted with me felt that it was just […]

Trump suggests federal government take over DC if local leaders 'can't do the job'

President Trump proposed on Friday that the federal government could take over Washington, D.C. “We're cleaning the city. We're cleaning this great capital, we're not going to commit crimes, we're not going to support crime. We're going to defeat the graffiti and we're already being taken to our tents,” Trump said in a speech on […]

Senate votes to avoid government shutdown

The Senate voted primarily along the party line Friday afternoon to pass a bill controlled by the House to fund the government until September. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law. The final vote was 54-46. Two members of the Democratic Caucus voted for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (DN.H.), who is resigning at […]

Democrats Surrender, Hand Trump Government Spending Win

Senate Democrats spoke harshly, but in the end they folded up like cheap tents. Nine Democrats and one independent teamed up with Republicans to end the discussion and proceeded to the final vote on the ongoing resolution (CR) to avoid closure. 62-38 votes – 60 votes were needed – President Donald Trump's victory, who invested […]

Obama Appointed Biden to Lead Campaign to Cut Government Waste in 2011

A 2011 video in which then-President Barack Obama denounced government waste and appointed then-President Joe Biden to lead a “sales campaign to cut spending,” resurfaced, urging Elon Musk to say “doge” government efficiency (DOGE) “sounds exactly the same.” Like President Donald Trump, Obama also took executive action with the goal of reducing spending for useless […]

Senate Dems side with Schumer, sidestepping government shutdown

Senate Democrats fell along with minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.), voted and reached across the aisle to pass a continuing Republican-led resolution on Friday hours before the funding deadline. The CR has made progress with 62-38 votes, with 10 Democrats joining 52 Republicans and passing the fundraising bill. In addition to Schumer, he voted in […]