Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) declared a State of Emergency on Thursday over concerns that funding for SNAP benefits would run out at the beginning of November as the government shutdown continues.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is continuing to blame the Democrat government shutdown on Republicans, despite the fact that — again — Republicans offered a clean continuing resolution (CR) that Democrats have rejected a dozen times.
Some 42 million Americans who rely on federal food benefits have become the latest political flash point of the government shutdown as November approaches and funding runs out for the nationwide program.
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) discussed the government shutdown and said that most of the recent CRs have been voted for by Democrats and “a CR, to me, as an appropriator, is a failure. A
On Thursday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) responded to questions on whether migrants who were allowed into the country under the Biden administration would qualify for taxpayer-funded health care by saying, “It depends on the circumstance.”
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is blaming President Trump for the government shutdown’s impact on food stamps, accusing him of “withholding the money.”
Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) comments about the ongoing government shutdown were “going to get someone killed.”
On Wednesday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that the government shutdown “may well end with Democrats saying, look, as we get to November 1, our opportunity to address this healthcare crisis has kind of passed,”
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) responded to polling on who the public blames for the government shutdown between Republicans and Democrats by saying that “of course, we all bear some responsibility for
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump’s construction of a ballroom was “destroying the White House to rebuild it in his image.”
On Wednesday’s “CNN News Central,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) responded to a question on previous arguments from Democrats that it’s wrong to shut down the government by saying that “the difference between this shutdown and this administration
Military families have been living with uncertainty as the government shutdown rages on, with the healthcare system warning of lapses in the ability to process or pay medical claims and most recent Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders being frozen in limbo.
Democrats are trying to blame Republicans for the healthcare crisis that “they themselves” created, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Wednesday, discussing the Democrat government shutdown.
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass), the number two ranking House Democrat, is admitting that allowing families to suffer under the shutdown is all about leverage.
Democrats are making history but doing it for the wrong reasons, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on the 22nd day of the Democrat shutdown.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) stated that while abolishing the filibuster isn’t on the table for Republicans, they are discussing “a nuclear option that goes into effect when we go into a shutdown that
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Claman Countdown,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) stated that there needs to be reforms to the Obamacare tax credits at issue in the government shutdown and “there are people that maybe don’t deserve
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Claman Countdown,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said that he doesn’t necessarily want the Obamacare tax credits at issue in the government shutdown to last forever and said that “I at least want
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) responded to a question on the negative impacts of the government shutdown and whether Democrats are playing a role in the shutdown by saying that “the status quo is
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) responded to Republican arguments that the subsidies at issue in the government shutdown are COVID-era subsidies and have helped the wealthy at a disproportionate rate by saying that no
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is “gonezo,” and far-left New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) seems to be the leader of the Democrat Party.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said it has been “easier to negotiate with Hamas than it has been with Chuck Schumer” on reopening the government as the shutdown entered day 21.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Democrat lawmakers’ shutdown strategy is extortion and Republicans will not give in to “this crazy plot of theirs.”
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Democrats did not want to open the government because that would give President Donald Trump a “blank check again to continue his lawless activities.”
Senate Democrats have voted over 11 times to keep the government closed. They’d rather keep up their theatre than get results.
President Donald Trump hosts a lunch meeting with Senate Republicans in the White House Rose Garden as the Democrat shutdown continues on Tuesday, October 21.
On top of exposing themselves as aging losers, another benefit of the stupid “No Kings” weekend rallies might be that the government shutdown marches on.
Democrat congressional candidates across America are apparently angry with their party’s leaders for not rising to the occasion since President Donald Trump became president a second time, according to Axios.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that there is an expiration date for Obamacare subsidies “because that was all that we could get. But we’ve been arguing for a renewal of those tax credits
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper pushed back on Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-MD) claim that the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies that are at issue in the government shutdown is a Republican policy by noting
Jon Stewart stays Democrats are in a position where “we’ve shut down the government to protect subsidies for an insurance marketplace that funnels $800 billion a year into the pockets of all these insurance companies.”
Monday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said “so many” Republicans had come over to the Democrats to agree they were right to fight to extend health care subsidies to illegal aliens to reopen the government.
Far-left CNN has been forced to admit that President Trump is winning the political debate against the Democrats in the ongoing government shutdown battle.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Monday that the ongoing government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week” but warned the Trump administration may impose “stronger measures” if the funding impasse continues.
Democrats will get the 12th opportunity to open the government on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during a press conference on the 20th day of the Democrat shutdown.
If President Donald Trump were a king, the government would be opened right now, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during a press conference on the 20th day of the Democrat government shutdown.
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) officials alerted more than 3.5 million low-income residents — including 1.7 million children — that November food benefits will be cut off if Democrats continue blocking budget negotiations in Washington. Republicans say the shutdown stems from Democratic demands to expand Obamacare benefits to illegal aliens, a move GOP leaders refuse to fund. With SNAP funding set to expire, Texas is complying with federal directives to halt payments, leaving vulnerable families at risk as the Schumer-led standoff drags on.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said Republicans were making empty offers to end the government shutdown.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) on the government shutdown said Democrats were “pandering to the far left” out of fear.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) argued that there is a “Republican shutdown of the government,” her constituents have been telling her “don’t give in” on the shutdown and Republicans haven’t done anything about
