Several major U.S. airports have refused to air a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that criticizes congressional Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown — amid its impact on TSA operations.
Read More U.S. airports decline airing DHS Secy. Noem’s PSA slamming Dems for govt shutdown amid TSA pay concerns
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially accepted GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s invitation to hold a public debate — as the government shutdown enters its third week.
Read More House Minority Leader Jeffries agrees to public debate with Speaker Johnson on govt shutdown
GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the government shutdown may become the longest in U.S. history — unless Senate Democrats finally agree to pass a “clean, no-strings-attached” Republican spending bill to reopen the government.
Read More Speaker Johnson: Congress is ‘barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’
President Donald Trump revealed that his team has identified funds that will be utilized to pay military service members despite the ongoing government shutdown.
Read More Trump shifts funds to pay military service members despite government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the government shutdown “every day gets better” for Democrats as they continue to hold out, drawing a sharp rebuke from GOP leaders.
Read More Republicans slam Schumer’s ‘every day gets better’ remark during shutdown: ‘Americans are suffering’
The government shutdown continues on its fifth day, with little progress made as Democrats continue to hold out in an attempt to repeal the Trump administration’s prior spending cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies.
Read More Senate remains gridlocked as shutdown enters new week