22 h. ago Democrats should shut down the government rather than fund Trump's 'Mafia' takeover, NYT columnist argues

New York Times columnist and podcast host Ezra Klein argued that shutting down the government was better than funding President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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58 h. ago Oakland Democratic councilman faces resistance after he proposes plan to shut down homeless encampments

A Democratic councilmember in Oakland says he has a moral duty to address the city's homelessness crisis as housing advocates oppose his encampment removal plan.

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3 d. ago House Republicans split with Trump team over 'very frustrating' funding fight as shutdown looms

The White House, conservative lawmakers and House appropriators are frustrated with differing strategies to fund the government as the deadline to avert a shutdown inches closer.

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4 d. ago Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown

Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like.

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4 d. ago GOP duo unveils plan to force Congress to 'face consequences' as shutdown looms

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, plan to introduce a bill that would trigger an "auto-CR" and force lawmakers to stay in D.C. to reach a deal to fund the government.

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2 w. ago Khanna: Shut Down Gov't over Guard in D.C., Can't Cave Like on Laken Riley Act

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said the Democrats in the Senate should withhold their votes to fund the government in order to extract concessions from Republicans such as removing National Guard troops from Washington, The post Khanna: Shut Down Gov’t over Guard in D.C., Can’t Cave Like on Laken Riley Act appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago DNC Chair: Shut Down Government over Guard in D.C., Dems Shouldn't Play by Rules Anymore

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” DNC Chair Ken Martin argued that Democrats should shut the government down over the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. and said because “you have a fascist in the White House,” The post DNC Chair: Shut Down Government over Guard in D.C., Dems Shouldn’t Play by Rules Anymore appeared first on Breitbart.

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