12 h. ago Airports are refusing to air video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown

Tens of thousands of flight delays, many connected to staffing shortages at air traffic control towers have been reported since the government shut down

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3 d. ago US government shutdown: Speaker rejects blame over military pay and says Senate Democrats must ‘turn lights back on’– live

Mike Johnson claims separate bill to pay military during shutdown is ‘redundant’ as Republicans double down on blaming Democrats As the shutdown enters its 10th day, and both chambers are out of session today, House speaker Mike Johnson has defended not passing a separate bill that would keep members of the military paid throughout the shutdown.“Republicans have voted to OPEN the government and get our troops, Border Patrol, TSA, and veterans PAID,” Johnson said, before blaming Democratic leadership for refusing to pass the House-passed continuing resolution. “Chuck Schumer is terrified of a challenge from the Marxist left – so he and the Democrats voted to CLOSE the government-and to STOP PAYCHECKS from being issued.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump and government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Is it legal?

Watchdog groups say the administration is ‘obviously’ breaking ethics laws but unlikely to face consequences as long as federal agencies are under president’s command

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1 week ago Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continuesJD 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 turn furloughs into mass firings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump, Vance and Republicans point fingers and blame Democrats for potential government shutdown

Democrats have a simple response: ‘Get over it’

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2 w. ago No matter how much he blames Democrats, Trump would own a government shutdown

Trump and Republicans control the process, Eric Garcia writes. Any shutdown would be because they refused to negotiate with Democrats

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