4 h. ago GOP senators back Russ Vought's hardball shutdown strategy as standoff intensifies

White House budget director Russ Vought threatens mass firings and withholds funding to pressure Democrats during ongoing government shutdown.

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20 h. ago WATCH: Speaker Johnson has emotional exchange with a military mom about shutdown

A military mom confronted House Speaker Johnson on C-SPAN over the lack of a standalone bill to pay troops if the government shutdown extends beyond Oct. 15.

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20 h. ago Johnson turns up shutdown pressure on Democrats as GOP unease grows

Some House Republicans are growing increasingly nervous about GOP leaders' government shutdown strategy as the fiscal standoff continues.

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22 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene: Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune to Blame for Shutdown

Thursday on CNN's "The Situation Room," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) are to "blame" for the government shutdown. The post Marjorie Taylor Greene: Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune to Blame for Shutdown appeared first on Breitbart.

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45 h. ago Tense confrontation between House speaker, Senate Dems caught on camera over shutdown

Heated exchange erupts between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Ruben Gallego over the government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein file accusations.

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45 h. ago Inside the Capitol, A Heated Spat Over the Shutdown and Epstein

A pair of Democratic senators confronted the Republican speaker of the House over his refusal to swear in a colleague during the shutdown.

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47 h. ago Senate Democrats defy White House warnings, again block GOP bid to reopen government

External pressure from the White House has had little sway on Senate Democrats in their bid to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, forcing the government shutdown into an eighth day.

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48 h. ago Kennedy says Schumer 'nervous as a pregnant nun' as socialist wing tightens grip amid government shutdown

Sen. John Kennedy predicts Sen. Chuck Schumer will quietly turn to Democrats to end the stalemate after bowing to far-left pressure with the "political shutdown."

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48 h. ago Johnson rejects push for military pay fix as shutdown fight intensifies

Speaker Mike Johnson says the House already voted to fund the government and pay troops, insisting it’s now up to the Senate to end the shutdown.

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48 h. ago Johnson rejects push for military pay bill as shutdown fight intensifies

Speaker Mike Johnson says the House already voted to fund the government and pay troops, insisting it’s now up to the Senate to end the shutdown.

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54 h. ago Republican Sen. Ron Johnson talks about the government shutdown

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., about the latest developments around the government shutdown.

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54 h. ago Shutdowns serve as excuse for GOP and Democrats to spend more, says Sen. Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.

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3 d. ago Government limps deeper into shutdown crisis with no deal in sight

President Donald Trump signals openness to negotiate ObamaCare subsidies, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blames House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for the shutdown.

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3 d. ago Speaker Johnson: 'AOC Is the Future of the Party — That's Exactly Why Chuck Schumer Is Acting as He Is Right Now'

On Monday, during FNC's "Jesse Watters Primetime," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blamed the leftward tilt of the modern Democratic Party, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) approach to the federal government shutdown. The post Speaker Johnson: ‘AOC Is the Future of the Party — That’s Exactly Why Chuck Schumer Is Acting as He Is Right Now’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown

Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans.

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3 d. ago Government shutdown updates: 'There's nothing for us to negotiate,' Johnson says

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday morning that the government shutdown will cost the U.S. GDP about $15 billion per week.

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3 d. ago Speaker Mike Johnson: Government Shutdown and Healthcare Debate Are Two Different Issues

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a press conference on day six of the Democrat government shutdown and made clear that Democrats are being incredibly misleading in their messaging and that it is Republicans who are actually trying to solve the healthcare crisis. The post Speaker Mike Johnson: Government Shutdown and Healthcare Debate Are Two Different Issues appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Mike Johnson fires back at Hakeem Jeffries' 'desperate' call for televised shutdown debate

Speaker Mike Johnson rejects Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' challenge for a primetime House floor debate on the ongoing government shutdown.

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4 d. ago Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is challenging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to a debate on the government shutdown, despite the fact that the Speaker successfully passed a clean continuing resolution (CR), which Democrats rejected. The post Hakeem Jeffries Challenges Speaker Mike Johnson to a Shutdown Debate appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Government shutdown updates: 'There's nothing for us to negotiate,' Johnson says amid shutdown

Government shutdown updates: 'There's nothing for us to negotiate,' Johnson says amid shutdown  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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