THE CHANGING HISTORY OF THE SHUTDOWN. Why did Senate Democrats shut the government down for more than 40 days? Now that the standoff is over, it appears a number of Democrats cannot agree among themselves on why they did what they did. The stated reason for the shutdown, of course, was the Democratic demand that Republicans extend […]
Democrats tried their hardest to convince the country that the government shutdown was the fault of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. They relied on every political weapon at their disposal. They used their accomplices in the media. They used celebrities to advance their political narratives. They unleashed their social media army of trolls […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Tuesday that “no one really knows” who’s heading up his party in both chambers of Congress as tensions flare among Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown. “Who is running the show now in the Democratic Party, in the Senate, in the House?” Fox News’s Lawrence Jones asked Fetterman on “Fox...
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee slammed a Senate-approved plan to reopen the government that would also pave the way for eight GOP senators to earn significant sums from litigation challenging the search of their phone records related to Jan. 6. Tucked into the GOP proposal, which eight Democratic senators also approved, the...
A proposal to reopen the U.S. government that passed the Senate on Monday contains language that would outlaw the sale of intoxicating hemp products across the nation.
President Trump claimed Chicago crime dropped 35% in shootings, 41% in robberies during federal Operation Midway Blitz targeting illegal immigrants despite local resistance.
Tensions erupted at a House Rules Committee hearing as lawmakers debated funding legislation amid disputes over enhanced Obamacare subsidies and government shutdown blame.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats plan to introduce an amendment extending Obamacare subsidies for three years to legislation ending the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump issued a “Complete and Total" endorsement of Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, saying he is "strong and highly respected."