Month: October 2025
October 01, 2025
Congress
No quick end to shutdown in sight on Capitol Hill
Instead of bipartisan talks, Congress is poised for a reprise performance of partisan theater Wednesday.
October 01, 2025
Congress
How Trump is protecting his priorities from a government shutdown
The president is attempting to exact maximum pain on Democrats by pinning the fallout on them while ensuring his own priorities continue unimpeded.
October 01, 2025
Politics
Hochul refuses to pony up state funds to keep Statue of Liberty open during government shutdown
‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door,’ no more! ‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door,’ no more!
October 01, 2025
Congress
Government shuts down amid standoff on Capitol Hill
Republican and Democratic leaders dug in after stalled funding negotiations, setting up a potentially lengthy shutdown.
October 01, 2025
Politics
US government shuts down after Senate Democrats fail to support stopgap funding bill
The shutdown is the first since December 2018, which saw non-essential government operations cease and tens of thousands of federal employees furloughed or forced to work without pay for...
October 01, 2025
Congress
Trump posts another deepfake video mocking Jeffries
President Donald Trump posted another deepfake AI-generated video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday hours before the federal government is expected to shut down, further signaling the...
October 01, 2025
Politics
Gov. Spencer Cox reflects on Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Turning Point USA’s Utah return: ‘Changed all of us’
“It was a political assassination, and people were afraid to say that,” Cox said from the stage of Utah State University, the very institution Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson attended for one...
October 01, 2025
Congress
Pope Leo speaks up on Dick Durbin’s behalf amid abortion rift
Pope Leo XIV made a direct foray into U.S. politics Tuesday, offering measured support for the Chicago Archdiocese’s plan to honor Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who supports...
October 01, 2025
Politics
Nearly two-thirds of Americans – and about half of Dems – oppose a government shutdown: poll
A new survery found 65% of registered voters agreed with the statement, “Democrats should not shut down the government, even if their demands are not met.” A new survery...
October 01, 2025
Congress
Shutdown near certain after Senate again rejects funding bills
Lawmakers are poised to barrel into the first government funding lapse since 2019.