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Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution that would provide “free healthcare for illegals”. It’s become a well-rehearsed refrain fueling GOP lawmakers as government funding lapsed this week. At the White House on Wednesday, the vice-president JD Vance said the Democrats’ spending …

Many Democrats think Chuck Schumer is a problem  The Economist WATCH: Schumer speaks after Senate Democrats reject latest measure to end shutdown  PBS Schumer Says Trump Isn’t The Biggest Villain In Shutdown Standoff  Yahoo 10/2/25 ☀️ AM:  Punchbowl News Schumer warned shutdown would allow Project 2025’s architect to slash the government  The Independent Source link

Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump  The Washington Post 2 looming deadlines could be key to ending the government shutdown, expert says  Fox News ‘Everybody’s fault’: In Ohio, both parties are to blame for government shutdown  CNN Trump Escalates Attacks on Democrats in a Government Shutdown Like No Other  The New York Times Cori Bush launches comeback bid for …

Idaho complaint filed after Forest Service blames shutdown on ‘radical’ Democrats  Idaho Statesman Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent  CNN Federal worker union sues over Education Department shutdown emails  The Hill AP reader question: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?  AP News Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ …

“They want us throwing some punches”: Democrats channel their base in shutdown fight  Axios Opinion | The shutdown is only proving Trump’s point  The Washington Post The Democrat Counterfeit Resolution: A $1.5 Trillion Ransom Note to Taxpayers  House Committee on Appropriations (.gov) How Democrats think they can win the shutdown  MSNBC News Democrats are wrong to think the shutdown gives them leverage  Financial Times Source …

Jeanne Shaheen is Democrats’ shutdown whisperer  Politico Shaheen on federal government shutdown: ‘I’m blaming everybody’  New Hampshire Public Radio Dems, GOP Not That Far Apart on Budget: Sen. Shaheen  MSN Christiane Amanpour: Senator Shaheen opposes GOP resolution amid healthcare concerns  Traders Union Source link

Lucy Gilder, Joshua Cheetham & Aisha SembhiBBC Verify BBC The Trump administration is blaming Democrats for the US government shutdown, claiming they are pursuing “radical demands” including free healthcare for illegal immigrants. Vice President JD Vance said Democrats “want to shut the government because we won’t give billions of dollars in healthcare funding for illegal aliens”. President Trump posted on …

The United States government is officially closed. Starting on Wednesday at 12.01am Washington time, the federal government ran out of money. Agencies and departments designed to protect consumers, workers and investors are now officially closed, as are national parks and museums. Most federal workers are not being paid – as many as 750,000 could be furloughed – including those who …

Multiple furloughed workers from the Department of Education had out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown automatically sent from their email accounts without their consent or knowledge, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The sources, who currently work at the department and spoke with CNN anonymously out of fear of retribution, characterized the move as disturbing and …

JD Vance, the US vice-president, used false claims to blame Democrats for the government shutdown as the White House warned that worker layoffs were imminent. Federal departments have been closing since midnight after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a funding measure. The crisis has higher stakes than previous shutdowns, with Trump racing to slash government departments and threatening to …