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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) unveiled on Monday the chamber’s “minibus” spending bill that contains funding for major parts of the federal government ahead of the spending deadline.

Senate Republicans are mocking Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) for lying about the shutdown, which Democrats continued for well over a month, leading to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

A foul-mouthed Jon Stewart could barely restrain himself Monday night as he destroyed Democrats for caving on the shutdown and the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government.

Two-thirds of Democrats back the ongoing federal government shutdown, now in its fourth week, while a majority of Republicans oppose it, according to new polling data released by Rasmussen Reports on Tuesday.

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’s EPA has slashed its workforce while maintaining critical agency operations despite the Democrat shutdown.

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) hired an open borders aide as his senior counsel ahead of his vote to shut down the government as Democrats continue fighting to give illegal aliens health care.

Michael Cannon, the Cato Institute’s director of health policy studies, said that Democrats are essentially shutting down the government over “Obamacare subsidies for the wealthy.”

Speaker Emirata Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) snapped at a reporter on Wednesday after she was asked if Republicans should negotiate with progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to end the Democrat shutdown.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) told Breitbart News that taxpayers are paying $400 million per day for nonessential federal bureaucrats not to work during the Democrat shutdown.

The Labor Department said it would suspend publication of the monthly jobs report and other major economic data if the government shuts down, including the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index, cutting off critical information for businesses, investors and

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered an early Christmas present to Democrats Friday night by extending spending levels overwhelmingly opposed by Republicans earlier this year.

More than 170,000 illegal immigrants tried to cross the U.S. – Mexico border in May as President Joe Biden’s (D) open border policies hurt citizens.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 11 years behind bars for sexually assaulting his young relative during a remote learning class in 2020.

Trucking company Yellow Corp. shut down on Sunday after 99 years, a move that has deeply affected tens of thousands of American workers.

A majority of voters say they have less trust in public health officials and the news media because of the way they handled the pandemic.

Outgoing National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday on FNC’s “Your World” that he was not responsible for the COVID shutdowns.

Outgoing National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci claimed Tuesday on FNC’s “Your World” that the COVID shutdowns did not “forever irreparably” damage anyone.

Most primary and secondary schools in the Philippines held in-person classes on Monday for the first time since March 2020 when Manila ordered learning institutions nationwide to shut down in response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Star reported.

“None of this is about racism,” Randy, a demonstrator in Ottawa, ON, told Breitbart News while demonstrating in support of the Freedom Convoy.

Darryl, a Canadian military veteran, told Breitbart News on Saturday in Ottawa, ON, that he did not serve his country to be mistreated by a prime minister fleeing his own people.

Justin Trudeau’s government violates freedoms of speech, expression, assembly, and religion, a supporter of the Freedom Convoy said in Ottawa.

“I’m tired of being sorry,” Dave, a demonstrator feeding truckers and others at the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, ON, said on Wednesday.

“White supremacy” is a “red herring” and false narrative, Daz, a demonstrator in Ottawa supporting the Freedom Convoy, told Breitbart News.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) over the weekend opted to extend the state’s mask requirement, which she believes will prevent another shutdown.

During an interview aired on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins stated that he agrees with President Joe Biden ruling out shutdowns over the Omicron variant and that “it’s not clear that that much gets

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) stated that the supply chain issues are what happens “when you try to shut down the economy as your main answer to dealing with COVID.” Braun

Larry Elder, Republican candidate for governor of California, said black and Hispanic Californians want to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).

Government-decreed lockdowns helped Big Tech gain trillions of dollars in valuation, said Carol Roth, author of The War on Small Business.

Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) said April’s jobs report was a function of paying Americans not to work, as opposed fears of coronavirus.

“Defund the police is wrong for New York City,” Andrew Yang, who is running for mayor of New York City, said after a shooting in Times Square.

Civics-based homeschooling can combat anti-American curriculum in public schools and protect religious liberty, said Ken Starr.

Leftist documentary filmmaker Michael Moore accused Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) of bringing a “tragedy” upon Michigan residents after “reopening the state of Michigan too soon.” Moore made his comments during an “emergency” edition of his podcast, Rumble, published Monday.

Alex Marlow joined Tucker Carlson to note how Joe Biden’s speech about the COVID-19 pandemic made no mention of government-decreed lockdowns.

Mental health problems are a greater threat than COVID-19, said Sen. Roger Marshall, referring to psychological damage driven by lockdowns.