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16-10-2025 Vol 19

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Mike Johnson: Republicans ‘have nothing to negotiate’ on shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson moved to shut down any attempts to negotiate a way out of the shutdown Thursday as some senators look for off-ramps. Johnson said in a news...

Trump has higher approval rating in NJ than Gov. Murphy as voters focus on economy: poll

President Trump is polling better in deep-blue New Jersey than outgoing Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, according to a new survey that highlights how economic hardship is impacting voters in...

Rep. Maxine Waters admits Dems forced government shutdown to get ‘health care for everybody’ — including illegal immigrants

Longtime Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters acknowledged that her party forced the government into a shutdown on Wednesday in order to secure "health care for everybody" -- including illegal immigrants....

Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn’t endorsing the slash-and-burn campaign White House budget director Russ Vought has planned for the federal government during the pending shutdown. But he says...

Dems mocked after gov’t shutdown livestream gets only 400 viewers: ‘Party of 18% approval and sinking’

House Democrats struggled to attract eyeballs to their government shutdown livestream, which at times had only a couple of dozen viewers, despite the party rolling out a rotation featuring...

Judge rejects Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid to reopen case, lets removal order stand

The final order of removal against Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stand after an immigration judge on Wednesday rejected a motion from his attorneys to reopen the case. The final...

Trump to talk with Vought about which ‘Democrat Agencies’ should be cut

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll speak with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought about which ”Democrat Agencies” should be nixed as the government shutdown enters...

Capitol agenda: Thune insists there’s only one way out of the shutdown

Bipartisan rank-and-file negotiations on expiring Obamacare subsidies are picking up steam as lawmakers hunt for a shutdown off-ramp. Republicans still say those talks won’t lead to action until the...

Hakeem Jeffries is seizing on the shutdown fight to raise his national profile

The House minority leader has made conspicuous moves to make himself a main character in the standoff.

Trump admin to provide Ukraine with intelligence – and potentially long-range missiles –  to hit targets deep inside Russia: report 

The Trump admin is considering arming Ukraine with Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles, capable of hitting targets more than 500 miles away from where they’re launched. The Trump admin...