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Democrats melt down, call for Chuck Schumer’s ouster after deal to end government shutdown clears Senate hurdle
Democrats and progressives exploded with outrage after the Senate took
a giant step toward reopening the government Sunday night, with many
calling for Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s ouster.
Schumer (D-NY), who voted against the bipartisan package to end the
longest government shutdown in US history, was slammed for failing to
prevent five Democratic defections that allowed the measure to advance,
despite Republicans making no concessions on keeping Obamacare
subsidies due to expire at the end of this year.
“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,” Rep.
Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) chided on X. “If you can’t lead the fight to stop
healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you
fight for?”
“Tonight is another example of why we need new leadership,” jeered Rep.
Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who launched his primary challenge to Sen. Ed
Markey (D-Mass.) last month, on X. “If @ChuckSchumer were an effective
leader, he would have united his caucus to vote ‘No’ tonight and hold
the line on healthcare.
Senate vote to end government shutdown ignites Democrat civil war
Chuck Schumer faces calls to step aside over failure to secure Obamacare subsidies extension
The eight critical votes that advanced a short-term spending package on
Sunday evening and put the government on the path to re-opening also
tore the seams of Democratic Party unity, bringing scrutiny to its
shutdown strategy and leadership.
One of the eight said that the plan Democrats had rallied around at its outset had crumbled.
"After six weeks — going on seven weeks — that path wasn’t working,"
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said. "It wasn’t going to happen. The
question was: Does the shutdown further the goal of achieving some
needed support for the extension of the tax credits? Our judgment was
that it will not produce that result."
Supreme Court rejects appeal from county clerk who sought to overturn same-sex marriage decision
The court denied the appeal with no explanation, and there were no noted dissents
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not revisit its landmark
decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, leaving intact
the 2015 protections granted to couples in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Justices rejected an appeal brought by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky
county clerk who was held in contempt after she refused to issue
marriage licenses to same-sex couples due to her religious beliefs.
The Court declined to take up her appeal without explanation and
without any noted dissents, which is not uncommon when a court declines
to hear a case.
Court Rules Trump Must Release $4B in Food Aid
A federal appeals court late on Sunday allowed a judge's order to stand
that directs President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund this
month's food aid benefits for 42 million low-income Americans during
the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt
Thursday's decision by a Rhode Island judge requiring the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to spend $4 billion set aside for other
purposes to ensure Americans receive full Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits.
The ruling by the 1st Circuit will have no immediate impact because on
Friday U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson put a temporary
hold on the lower court order by U.S. District Judge John McConnell.
Trump Pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Others
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy
Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others, according
to a Justice Department official.
Ed Martin, the government's pardon attorney, posted on X a signed
proclamation of the "full, complete, and unconditional" pardon, which
also names conservative attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman.
The document "includes, but is not limited to" 77 people.
Trump: $10K Bonus for Air Traffic Workers Who Kept Showing
The air traffic controllers who never skipped a day of work — despite
not being paid amid what President Donald Trump called the "Democrat
Shutdown Hoax" — might be getting a nice $10,000 bonus if the president
has his way.
"All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!!" Trump wrote
Monday on Truth Social amid the threat of massive airline delays and
cancellations due to short staffing amid the government shutdown.
"Anyone who doesn't will be substantially 'docked.' "
"For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn't
take ANY TIME OFF for the 'Democrat Shutdown Hoax,' I will be
recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to
our Country," Trump added in his post.
Kushner, Netanyahu Meet on Gaza Ceasefire Standoff
U.S. mediators are meeting Israel's prime minister on Monday with
attention turning to the second, far more complex, phase of the Gaza
ceasefire deal and the immediate problem of a standoff over a group of
Hamas terrorists still holed up in tunnels.
The meeting between President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes a month after
Washington and regional states pressed Israel and Hamas to a truce
after two years of devastating war.
However, any progress in Trump's ceasefire plan will not only require
both sides to agree on issues that have foiled previous peacemaking
efforts, but also to resolve the immediate stalemate over the trapped
Hamas terrorisrs.
Kremlin: Peace Has Stalled Despite Trump's Hope
The Kremlin said Monday it wanted the Ukraine war to end as soon as possible but that the situation was stalled.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to remarks Friday by
President Donald Trump, who spoke about ending the war in the
"not-too-distant future."
Jack Smith’s ‘Arctic Frost’ spies snooped on Congress — time to rein in the spooks
By Rand Paul
Advocates for government surveillance often argue that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.
I’m sure Jack Smith, the special counsel President Joe Biden appointed
to do whatever it takes to bring down Donald Trump, took solace in that
bromide as he rifled through the personal data of 10 members of
Congress, illegally attempting lawfare to implicate these elected
officials in some contrived insurrection.
Arctic Frost is the chilly name the FBI gave its unconstitutional fishing expedition.
How could such an abuse of power occur in a nation famous for its
protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, enshrined in
the Fourth Amendment?
It’s not just the economy — this is how Democrats beat the GOP across the country
Affordability messaging proves more powerful than general economic stewardship arguments
The ballots are counted, the pundits are spinning, and the verdict is
in: affordability isn’t just an issue — it’s the issue. Democrats
understood that and they won. Big. Republicans, meanwhile, are facing
challenges that look strikingly similar to those that cost Democrats so
dearly just two years ago.
Tax cuts for the rich vs. affordability for all
Democrats didn’t win because they suddenly became masterful
campaigners, or because their candidates were flawless. They won
because they focused on what’s keeping Americans up at night— rising
prices, shrinking paychecks and the anxiety that the American Dream is
slipping further away. They promised to cap drug prices, rein in
healthcare costs and make life a little less punishing for the middle
class.
