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Trump blames ‘Radical Democrats’ for SNAP cuts, posts Sen. Schumer’s phone number online

With government food assistance set to lapse Saturday, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform late Thursday night to blame Democrats for the disruption and to post Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office phone number. In the post, Trump said government lawyers determined that his administration does not have the legal authority to use available funds to pay out Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. Despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and […]

todayNovember 1, 2025 1

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Government shutdown entering sixth day as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse

Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations taking place to end what is about to be a six-day shutdown — with President Donald Trump saying that layoffs are occurring. Asked on Sunday night when federal workers would be fired as he has threatened to do, Trump told reporters: “It’s taking place right now and it’s all because of the Democrats.” “The Democrats are causing the loss of a lot […]

todayOctober 6, 2025 1

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The federal government is shut down. Here’s why Democrats say Trump and Republicans are to blame

The federal government officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, leaving federal workers without pay, and federal agencies shuttered. But who is to blame for the federal shutdown depends on who you ask in the nation’s capital. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are pointing fingers at Democrats after the two parties failed to reach a bipartisan deal to fund the government past Oct. 1. “After months of making life harder and more expensive, Donald Trump and Republicans have […]

todayOctober 3, 2025 3

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Maryland Democrats blast political group’s AI videos of Wes Moore as racist

A political campaign dedicated to attacking Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is being called out for AI videos it posted that Maryland Democrats say are racist and harken back to America’s dark history. The “No Moore” campaign, launched as an anonymous website and social media platform earlier this year, seeks to call out the leadership of Moore, who became Maryland’s first Black governor in 2022 and announced he is running for re-election in 2026. “Wes Moore torched a $5.5 billion surplus, rammed […]

todaySeptember 19, 2025 2

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Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans don’t accept Democrats’ health care demands

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer weathered backlash from Democrats earlier this year when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open. But he’s now willing to risk a shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accede to Democratic demands. Schumer says he and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries are united in opposing any legislation that doesn’t include key health care provisions and a commitment not to roll them back. He argues that the country is in a […]

todaySeptember 12, 2025 1

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Senate Republicans defeat Democrats’ effort to force the release of Epstein files

In a close vote, Senate Republicans defeated an effort Wednesday by Democrats to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the changes to the bill, with Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul of Kentucky joining with all Democrats in opposition. For months, Democrats have clamored for the release of what’s become […]

todaySeptember 12, 2025 1

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California Democrats’ push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline

California Democrats are making a partisan push to draw new congressional districts and reshape the state’s U.S. House representation in their favor, but to pull it off, lawmakers returning to the Capitol on Monday face a tight deadline and must still win voters’ approval. Limits on federal immigration raids and advancing racial justice efforts are also among the hundreds of proposals the Legislature will vote on before the session ends in September. Here’s a look at what’s ahead for lawmakers in their […]

todayAugust 22, 2025

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Texas Democrats say they’re ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan

Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts to satisfy President Donald Trump’s demands for a greater GOP advantage. Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps to neutralize Republican gains in Texas. The nation’s two most populous states have been at the forefront of a national fight to reshape the congressional […]

todayAugust 18, 2025 4

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Democrats push for congressional hearing with Epstein survivors amid ongoing pressure

In their latest efforts to keep the resurged Jeffrey Epstein criminal case at the forefront of the national conversation, Democrats are pushing for a congressional hearing with survivors of the convicted sex trafficker and pedophile. In a joint letter led by U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., more than a dozen House Democrats requested the hearing from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. As President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Justice Department seeks testimony from Epstein’s imprisoned co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Democratic lawmakers […]

todayAugust 8, 2025