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Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Wednesday that the federal government is cancelling $8 billion in green energy funding amid the Democrat-forced government shutdown.

Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) was scheduled to host a ritzy golf fundraiser in Virginia this week, occurring after he and his Democrat colleagues opted to shut down the government over their demands, which include healthcare for illegal immigrants.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday said Democrats were responsible for dragging the country into a government shutdown to satisfy their party’s radical left wing, urging them to reverse course and reopen federal operations.

The chamber of the U.S. Senate erupted into laughter Tuesday evening as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued that his hometown paper, the New York Times, is “biased” due to their poll revealing that the majority of Americans were against the Democrat push to shut down the government.

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House on Wednesday, October 1.

The America First Policy Institute Governor’s Council and Mayor’s Council are both demanding an end to the Democrat shutdown in letters signed by 32 governors and mayors across the country.

“Democrats are solely responsible for this government shutdown,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement after 44 Democrats voted on Tuesday to block a House-passed spending plan hours ahead of the deadline.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) commented on Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) handling of the government shutdown by saying that Schumer “heard the message from myself and many others who said that

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that the Democrats are using their “leverage” on the government shutdown, but “Trump controls the entire government. Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. So,

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said that he’s “going to fight” President Donald Trump “forcing our country into a shutdown.” And also stated that “it’s my obligation not to give away my vote unless

Tuesday, just moments before the federal government shut down after Congress failed to agree to an extension to keep the government open, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) placed the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Any journalist who submits an inquiry to the U.S. Department of State since the government shut down on October 1 will receive an automated response blaming delayed responses on congressional Democrats who refused to pass a clean funding resolution.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that Democrats aren’t abandoning their position from prior shutdowns of arguing to just fund the government because “we’re saying, let’s fund the government, let’s sit down

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) discussed healthcare subsidies and a government shutdown and stated that he would be willing to accept a deal to avoid a shutdown now and then debate healthcare subsidies and that

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) discussed avoiding a government shutdown and said that “The president said he doesn’t want to fund the health care for folks that are here illegally. Great, put that in the bill.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) declared President Donald Trump wanted “to just make sure that kids are dying because they don’t have access to insurance.”

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) reacted to Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Angus King (I-ME) voting with Republicans to avert a government shutdown by saying that “Republicans need to come to the table

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) put the Democrats on blast with their own words, showing their hypocrisy as they protested against previous government shutdowns while refusing to put a stop to the looming shutdown that will occur at midnight if they do not compromise with Republicans.

A broad majority of Americans reject the Democrat push to shut down the government, a shock New York Times/Siena Poll found.

President Donald Trump put the looming government shutdown squarely on Democrats Tuesday, emphasizing Republicans want the it to remain open. 

President Trump says it is “probably likely” that the federal government will be shut down, blaming Democrats for offering a nonnegotiable plan.

Democrats are shutting down the government, in part, because they want to get on offense on health care — one of the only issues they believe they can win — Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Democrats want to shut down the government to send a “political message against Republicans,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) joins host Mike Slater to discuss the looming possibility of a government shutdown this week.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) stated that Senate Republicans are willing to talk about the premium tax credit, just not in the context of a government shutdown and

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) stated that Democrats “tried to introduce a trillion dollars in new spending, free health care for illegals as part of their proposal” to

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) argued that Republicans can avoid a government shutdown by themselves because “They can get rid of the filibuster” in order to keep the government open, but they can’t expect

Leading national associations are highlighting the array of negative consequences that would befall the industries and people they represent unless the federal government avoids a shutdown.

Monday, during an appearance on CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) stated that it was a “flat-out lie” for Republicans to claim they were negotiating in good faith to avoid a government shutdown.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing Congress to a government shutdown because he is scared of being challenged in a primary by far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-AR) theorized to Breitbart News.

Democrats are essentially threatening to shut down the government over “COVID-era giveaways,” Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “is going to own” the potential government shutdown, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) said.

Congressional Democrats appear hellbent on shutting down the government to prevent a short-term extension of spending levels originally set by a Democrat president.

Democrats have “zero good reason” to shut down the government by not supporting a clean continuing resolution, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Monday appearance on Fox News.