14 h. ago House speaker Mike Johnson accuses Democrats of ‘political theater’ as shutdown enters day nine – US politics live

Move comes as Donald Trump calls for imprisonment of Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s mayor, and JB Pritzker, the Illinois governorThe president has spent much of Thursday morning thanking his allies on Truth social for praising his diplomatic efforts in Gaza. “I would like to thank Republican Congressman Brian Mast, of Florida, for his brilliant words and analysis on the return of the Hostages, and Peace in the Middle East, this morning on Fox & Friends. Thank you Brian!!!,” Trump wrote in a post. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Schumer and the Democrats hope to make Obamacare and the shutdown a 2026 issue. Good luck with that, Chuck!

The minority party might have found their mojo again after months of looking like losers, Eric Garcia writes. But the American public has a short memory

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37 h. ago Republican leader Mike Johnson channels Captain America to rip ‘Shutdown’ Schumer as tied to ‘Marxist’ Mamdani

The House Speaker accuses Schumer of appeasement to the left flank of the party after seeing the rise of socialist-leaning mayoral candidate in his hometown mayor’s race

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38 h. ago ‘I could do this all day’: Mike Johnson channels Captain America to rip ‘Shutdown’ Schumer as cowering to ‘Marxist’ Mamdani

The House Speaker accuses Schumer of appeasement to the left flank of the party after seeing the rise of socialist-leaning mayoral candidate in his hometown mayor’s race

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38 h. ago ‘I could do this all day’: Mike Johnson claims shutdown comes down to Schumer cowering over ‘Marxist’ Mamdani’s grip on NYC

Johnson accuses Schumer of cowering to his left flank in New York ahead of the city’s mayoral election

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65 h. ago Jon Stewart shreds ‘Human Flat Tire’ Chuck Schumer in ‘WTF’ rant over government shutdown

Daily Show host derides Senate minority leader over ineffective leadership and weak jokes

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69 h. ago Jon Stewart tears into ‘human flat tire’ Chuck Schumer over government shutdown

Daily Show host derides Senate minority leader over ineffective leadership and weak jokes

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3 d. ago ‘Any day this week in primetime’: Hakeem Jeffries just challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a live debate over shutdown

Johnson dismisses the efforts as ‘theatrics’

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6 d. ago These five Senate Democrats could be the key for Republicans to break Schumer ... and the shutdown standoff

From paying troops to protecting federal jobs in their home state, these Democrats have plenty of reasons to cross the aisle on a continuing resolutiuon, Eric Garcia reports

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7 d. ago Schumer warned a shutdown would hand Project 2025’s architect ‘freedom’ to slash the government. So why did he do just that?

Nearly everything Schumer warned about in March has come to fruition, Eric Garcia writes. So what changed?

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7 d. ago ‘The president is ... unwell’: Mike Johnson doesn’t refute claim as Democrat assails Trump to his face over generals address

Pennsylvania rep Madeleine Dean also took Johnson to task over ‘racist’ AI meme Trump shared of Democratic leaders during shutdown negotiations

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8 d. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ with shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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8 d. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ to shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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8 d. ago Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

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8 d. ago Government shutdown live: Speaker Johnson says Schumer ‘handed Trump the keys’ as he cheers chance to ‘downsize’

In remarks Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of playing ‘political games with the lives and livelihoods of Americans’

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8 d. ago Jeffries prods JD Vance after object on Trump’s desk shocks him during shutdown meeting: ‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’

The Democratic leaders met with President Donald Trump in a futile attempt to avoid a government shutdown

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8 d. ago Today's rugby news as 200 players set for huge pay day after Mike Tindall hits deadline

The latest rugby news stories from the world of rugby today

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9 d. ago Senate Democrats vote down Republican bill to keep funding the government putting it on path to shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

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9 d. ago Senate Democrats vote to shut down government as they hold firm on Republican spending bill despite Trump threats

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

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9 d. ago Trump posts vulgar and racist AI video on government shutdown with Schumer saying: ‘Nobody likes Democrats anymore’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, depicted wearing oversized sombrero and handlebar mustache, condemned video as ‘disgusting’

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