Blurb: Will Senate Republicans go nuclear to end the shutdown? It’s a fair question, considering how dug in the Democrats appear to be, having voted down a continuing resolution to fund the…
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Shutdown polls show Democrats’ economic messaging still falling flat– www.politico.com
Blurb: Democrats’ hardline opposition to rising health care costs isn’t earning them voters’ trust on economic issues — a disconnect that lays bare the party’s challenge heading into next year’s midterms. Voters…
China takes steps against US-linked units of S.Korea shipbuilder Hanwha – Reuters– news.google.com
Blurb: China takes steps against US-linked units of S.Korea shipbuilder Hanwha Reuters China targets five U.S. subsidiaries of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, sending shares down 8% CNBC China Escalates US Trade Fight With Some…
DJI fights U.S. government classification as ‘Chinese military company,’ appeals ruling– mashable.com
Blurb: DJI is continuing to fight the U.S. government’s classification of it as a “Chinese military company,” filing an appeal in its unsuccessful lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD, recently renamed…
As WIC Funding Dries up from Shutdown, Tariffs come to the Rescue
President Donald Trump has pledged to use tariff revenues to meet the funding shortfall for the program Women Infants and Children (WIC). The news came through the Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, who…
Cracks in Shutdown Impasse on Both Sides Starting to Appear
Thune on board for shutdown solution that would pass appropriations bills one by one from www.washingtonexaminer.com Blurb: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is eying a proposal to end the government shutdown…
Can Lutnick’s Chip-for-Chip Idea Work?– warontherocks.com
Blurb: The Commerce Department’s imminent Section 232 investigation — launched in April and expected to conclude soon — may fundamentally shift how the United States acquires semiconductors. The chips America imports range from commodity…
Trump could shift funds to pay troops, White House officials say– www.politico.com
Blurb: President Donald Trump’s administration is considering options to pay members of the military if the government shutdown drags on, according to two White House officials granted anonymity to discuss private deliberations….
Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks with Republicans to Support Obamacare Subsidies– slaynews.com
Blurb: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is winning praise from the Democrats after the congresswoman broke with House Republicans on the issue of Obamacare subsidies. Greene has strayed from her party’s shutdown…
Shutdown Dems Demand Concessions They Never Gave GOP– thefederalist.com
Blurb: Democrats’ position on the government shutdown contains no small amount of hypocrisy. Even the corporate media have pointed out that people like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., were decrying the…