Schumer’s shutdown gambit sorely tests his base
The government is scheduled to “shut down” Friday night, and Democrats didn't have a single good option. They chose to surrender, but here is how it unfolded. Option A was to shut down President Donald Trump's government. This would have been a temporary best for activist resistance types before the reality of what it was […]
Live updates: Senate faces vote to prevent government shutdown
The Senate opposes the government's funding deadline on Friday, and requires 60 votes to prevent the closure from midnight on Saturday. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) supported the ongoing resolution late Thursday, sparking the rage of many in his party and yelling the defeat of the bill. But his announcement provides important political coverage […]
Democratic Senate leader caves to Republicans in government shutdown standoff and more top headlines
Good morning, welcome to Fox News First, the morning newsletter. And here's what you need to know to start your day… Top 3 1. Schumer votes to fund the government 2. Dem gushes after Party Leader's Cave 3. Federal agencies deal with Doge Key Headings Full focus – Vance breaks down how Trump follows on […]
Democrats Would Be Responsible for Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump said he will be responsible for the government's closure after the ongoing resolution (CR) passed the House on Wednesday. Trump held Democrats accountable while talking to reporters during his oval office with North Atlantic Treaty Agency (NATO) executive director Mark Latte. Trump noted that if Senate Democrats don't take part in passing […]
Dems, facing shutdown, criticized Republicans ‘games’ during gov funding fights
Senate Democrats have been teasing the government's closure this week in protest of the Republican-led fundraising bill despite repeatedly stealing repeated fears about the shutdown and criticizing GOP lawmakers for hiring fundraising laws in the past. “Funding the government is our most fundamental responsibility in Congress,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., said in September. The House […]
Shutdown Would Let ‘Vicious, Nasty’ Musk and Trump Ruin Democracy
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said MSNBC's “all” impact of shutting down the federal government would be worse than voting for a House fundraising bill. He said that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's vicious “bastards” will destroy democracy. Schumer said, “Under the closure, it's the administrative department. In this case, Trump, Musk, Doge […]
Jasmine Crockett Thinks Potential Gov’t Shutdown Could Save Bureaucrats From Getting Booted By Trump Admin
Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett said in a video posted to Tiktok that the potential government shutdown could stop the Trump administration from firing bureaucrats. Since President Donald Trump Established Government Department of Efficiency (DOGE), federal government employees have been fired from several agencies, including a 50% reduction in the Department of Education (ED) workforce. end […]
Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdown | Democrats
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he will vote for a Republican bill to fund federal agencies through September to avoid government shutdowns. Schumer's comments suggest that his members are ready to provide the necessary votes to clear the procedural hurdles, allowing the seven-month spending measure to proceed to the final vote. In a […]
Trump says Democrats would be to blame for shutdown, suggests it could delay tax cuts
President Trump said on Thursday that Democrats will be held responsible if government funds run out this week, suggesting that the closure could delay GOP's efforts to extend the expired tax cuts. “They do the shutdown and in the end, it could lead to very high taxes as we're talking about the shutdown,” Trump told […]
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘If Republicans wanted to avert a shutdown, they can’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.) held Republicans accountable on Thursday to avoid the impending government shutdown. “Everyone knows Donald Trump is president, Republicans have the Senate, Republicans have a home,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN's Jake Tupper on “Lead.” “They have the keys of the entire US government,” she added. “And if Republicans want to avoid closure, they […]