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Schumer’s shutdown scheme explained: Dems double down on Obamacare credits as standoff drags on

Schumer’s shutdown scheme explained: Dems double down on Obamacare credits as standoff drags on


October 7, 2025
The government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, and Senate Democrats are so firmly planted in their position that unless there is a deal on expiring Obamacare tax credits, they will not reopen the government.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus have largely remained unflinching in their demand that Republicans and […]
Mike Johnson fires back at Hakeem Jeffries’ ‘desperate’ call for televised shutdown debate

Mike Johnson fires back at Hakeem Jeffries’ ‘desperate’ call for televised shutdown debate


October 7, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed the top House Democrat’s demand for a primetime debate on the government shutdown. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote to Johnson on Monday morning challenging him to a debate on the House floor ‘any day this week,’ to be broadcast live ‘to the American people.’ Johnson suggested he would […]
Trump flips his shutdown approach, leaving Congress to take the heat

Trump flips his shutdown approach, leaving Congress to take the heat


October 7, 2025
This government shutdown isn’t President Donald Trump’s first rodeo navigating a lapse in government funding — but this time, the focus is less on the White House as all eyes are locked on Congress and its budget impasse.  While the 35-day shutdown during Trump’s first term centered around the president’s priorities to fund a border […]
Oct 7 anniversary: Netanyahu finds unlikely ally amid concerns of government collapse, uncertain hostage deal

Oct 7 anniversary: Netanyahu finds unlikely ally amid concerns of government collapse, uncertain hostage deal


October 7, 2025
Two years since the horrific events of Oct. 7, 2023 when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and killed 1,200 men, women and children, before they took 251 others into the Gaza Strip, there is still no hostage deal and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is facing possible collapse.  Netanyahu has found an unlikely ally in […]
Hawley rips Jack Smith’s ‘Biden’s Stasi’ probe, calls alleged spying ‘abuse of power beyond Watergate’

Hawley rips Jack Smith’s ‘Biden’s Stasi’ probe, calls alleged spying ‘abuse of power beyond Watergate’


October 7, 2025
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., tore into Special Counsel Jack Smith, accusing him of ‘spying on political opponents’ during the Jan. 6 probe and calling the alleged surveillance ‘an abuse of power beyond Watergate.’ The FBI, working under Smith’s direction, obtained call logs and metadata tied to nearly a dozen GOP senators, including Hawley, as part […]
Trump slams Democrats for ‘shutting down’ government, demands it reopen ‘tonight’

Trump slams Democrats for ‘shutting down’ government, demands it reopen ‘tonight’


October 7, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday evening slammed Democratic lawmakers for shutting down the government amid one of ‘the most successful economies,’ calling on them to reopen the government tonight. ‘Democrats have SHUT DOWN the United States Government right in the midst of one of the most successful Economies, including a Record Stock Market, that our […]
Biden didn’t want intel disseminated showing Ukrainian concerns over family’s ‘corrupt’ business ties: records

Biden didn’t want intel disseminated showing Ukrainian concerns over family’s ‘corrupt’ business ties: records


October 7, 2025
Then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 told the CIA he would ‘strongly prefer’ an intelligence report documenting Ukrainian officials’ concerns with his family’s ties to ‘corrupt’ business deals in the country ‘not be disseminated’ — and so it wasn’t, according to a newly-declassified email and records made public by the agency.  CIA Director John Ratcliffe […]
Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if Hamas fails to agree to peace deal: ‘MOVE FAST’

Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if Hamas fails to agree to peace deal: ‘MOVE FAST’


October 6, 2025
President Donald Trump made a social media post about Hamas on Sunday evening, minutes before the deadline for a peace proposal passed. The deadline was 6 p.m. ET Sunday. In a message on Truth Social, Trump wrote that there had been ‘very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, […]
Self-described ‘unapologetic supporter of Israel’ John Fetterman weighs in as Trump seeks to broker peace deal

Self-described ‘unapologetic supporter of Israel’ John Fetterman weighs in as Trump seeks to broker peace deal


October 6, 2025
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a staunch and unflinching Israel supporter, wants Hamas to accept the peace deal President Donald Trump is aiming to help broker, and is calling out pro-Palestinian protesters for not demanding that Hamas agree to the peace deal. ‘Good morning to everyone except all the protesters who aren’t protesting for […]
More lawmakers say they’re rejecting paychecks as government shutdown drags on

More lawmakers say they’re rejecting paychecks as government shutdown drags on


October 6, 2025
A growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have declared they’re forgoing their paychecks as the government shutdown drags on. The federal government has been shut down for nearly a week after Senate Democrats rejected Republicans’ plan to fund agencies through Nov. 21 multiple times. Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, […]
Democrats roll out new campaign ads targeting Republicans over ongoing government shutdown

Democrats roll out new campaign ads targeting Republicans over ongoing government shutdown


October 5, 2025
House Democrats’ campaign arm is rolling out new ads to pressure Republicans to return to the negotiating table as the 2025 government shutdown is poised to enter its second week. Democrats have sought to make the ongoing standoff into a healthcare fight, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, […]
Mike Waltz sees Trump’s Gaza plan as ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity for peace’

Mike Waltz sees Trump’s Gaza plan as ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity for peace’


October 5, 2025
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said he believes President Donald Trump’s new Gaza peace plan could represent a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity for Middle East peace.’ On Monday, Trump released his Gaza peace plan, which Israel agreed to. Despite U.S. criticism of the U.N.’s actions in Gaza, the plan relies on the international body’s […]
FBI busts alleged Maduro-linked money laundering network spanning multiple nations

FBI busts alleged Maduro-linked money laundering network spanning multiple nations


October 5, 2025
The FBI says two men have been indicted in connection with an alleged money-laundering scheme tied to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s children. The indictments come after a years-long investigation that dates back to 2019 when the FBI’s Miami Field Office launched the probe based on indications that Arick Komarczyk opened U.S. bank accounts for Maduro’s […]
‘Schumer shutdown’ already cost taxpayers $1.2B in pay to employees not working

‘Schumer shutdown’ already cost taxpayers $1.2B in pay to employees not working


October 5, 2025
The government shutdown costs taxpayers $400 million every day to pay federal employees who are not actively working, totaling $1.2 billion as of Friday, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data published by Sen. Joni Ernst’s, R-Iowa, office estimates.  ‘Schumer’s Shutdown Shenanigans mean taxpayers will be on the hook for another $400 million today to pay 750,000 […]
Mike Johnson rallies House Republicans on government shutdown messaging war during private call

Mike Johnson rallies House Republicans on government shutdown messaging war during private call


October 5, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans are winning the messaging war over the ongoing government shutdown and urged his conference to keep the heat on congressional Democrats during a private call with lawmakers on Saturday. The call came on the fourth day of the shutdown, a day after Senate Democrats again rejected a GOP-led […]