The official White House website has unveiled a page called "mysafespace: a place for dems", whose sole purpose is to make fun of Democrats and blame them for the ongoing shutdown. The page is meant to mimic a MySpace blog, with an "About me" section describing Congressional Democrats as folks who "love DEI, transgender for everyone, and handing out taxpayer benefits to illegal immigrants."
I think you've been extremely eloquent in this shutdown and talking about the issue of Obamacare subsidies. I'm a Republican too. We don't agree on everything, but we both agree we have to extend these subsidies at least for a year because you just can't pull the rug out from under people who are going to see their premiums skyrocket. You talked about your own family, how you'd be impacted, but I imagine many of the 700,000 constituents you represent.
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President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he "won't be extorted" by Democrats who are demanding negotiations to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of the year for millions of Americans. Echoing congressional Republicans, the president said on CBS' "60 Minutes" he'll negotiate only when the government is reopened.Trump's comments signal the shutdown could drag on for some time as federal workers, including air traffic controllers,
We're one month into a government shutdown, and there's no end in sight. When the Democrats decided not to swallow the GOP spending bill without getting some concessions, there were warnings that a shutdown could be lengthy. The longest was led by Democrats in Donald Trump's first term, who opposed the billions he wanted for a wall along the border with Mexico. (In typical Trump fashion, he eventually caved.)
Republicans are claiming that the US president, Donald Trump, is desperate to end the government shutdown, which has now entered its 33rd day, as lawmakers struggle to find common ground on previously bipartisan issues such as food aid and health care. The last shutdown, which started in December 2018 and was brought about by disagreements over money to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border, lasted 35 days the longest in American history.
On Monday, the Department of Education will begin its second week of negotiations with stakeholders on President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul repayment plans and impose new caps on borrowing. The changes were codified in Trump's "big beautiful" spending bill, which he signed into law in July. The department is now undergoing negotiated rulemaking, a process that includes negotiation sessions and periods of public comment, with implementation set to begin in July 2026.
radical-left democrats who have shut our government down and held the American people hostage for 32 days in a row, Leavitt started off by saying. She then ran through a laundry list of issues piling up because of the shutdown, including SNAP benefits going unpaid and air traffic controller shortages. Leavitt said these issues are all due to the Dems being unwilling to cut a deal and reopen the government which is why ditching the filibuster is necessary, she said.
My response is that the Democrats should reopen the government, Bessent said. And, you know, I believe President Obama played a record amount of golf of any president. So, you know, I'm not sure why he's out there throwing stones. And you know that it's unfortunate: We've got 52 Republican senators who have voted to reopen the government, two brave Democrats. And I'm calling here on five moderate Democrats to be heroes. Let's reopen the government.
From gold-rimmed plates on gold-patterned tablecloths decorated with gold candlestick holders, they gorged on heirloom tomato panzanella salad, beef wellington and a dessert of roasted Anjou pears, cinnamon crumble and butterscotch ice-cream. On 15 October, Donald Trump welcomed nearly 130 deep-pocketed donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their pledged contributions to a vast new ballroom now expected to cost $300m.
