Blurb: A wall of unanimous opposition began to crumble this week when three Democrats in the U.S. Senate broke with their party to support a Republican-backed plan to reopen the federal government….
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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…
Watch: Sen. Kennedy Lists Worst Items Dems Demand Funded Before They’ll Reopen Government– www.westernjournal.com
Blurb: With the government shutdown, Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy is exposing all the strange, nonsensical initiatives Democrats want funded before it reopens. For as much as Democrats, like New York Sen….
FAA delays flights for third day as government shutdown continues– www.channelnewsasia.com
Blurb: BALTIMORE: The Federal Aviation Administration delayed flights for a third straight day on Wednesday (Oct 8) at airports including Reagan Washington National and Newark Liberty International Airport as the agency continued…
Trump Looks to use Tariff Cash to pay for Women and Infants and Children Program
After the Trump administration learned that the government shutdown would cause the Women Infants and Children Program (WIC) to run out of funds, they have pledged to keep the program going during…
Super-Majority of Americans Pick GOP as Shutdown Winner
A Harvard-Harris poll shows a supermajority of Americans think the GOP will win the government shutdown battle. The poll asked, “Who do you think will win the government shutdown- the Democrats or…
White House Threatened Furloughed Workers’ Backpay
White House debates pulling back pay from furloughed workers– www.washingtonexaminer.com Source Link Excerpt: The White House is scrutinizing ways to keep federal workers who were furloughed during the government shutdown from receiving…
Senate votes for fifth time against advancing legislation to end the shutdown– www.politico.com
Senate votes for fifth time against advancing legislation to end the shutdown– www.politico.com Source Link Excerpt: The Senate is trapped in a shutdown Groundhog’s Day with no end in sight. Senators rejected…
Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan government shutdown negotiations are under way – live | Trump administration– www.theguardian.com
Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan government shutdown negotiations are under way – live | Trump administration– www.theguardian.com Source Link Excerpt: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that…