Senate Democrats moved to kill a GOP-sponsored bill that would have paid active-duty military members and essential federal employees who have continued to work through the government shutdown.
Read More Senate Democrats block GOP-sponsored bill to pay Military and federal workers amid shutdown: ‘INDEFENSIBLE’
Former New York GOP Representative George Santos thanked President Donald Trump for commuting his seven-year prison sentence, expressing his gratitude for the president’s “kindness, humanity, and his generosity.”
Read More George Santos expresses gratitude to Trump for commuting his sentence: ‘I will be forever thankful’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fiercely rebuked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries this week, labeling him an “America Last, stone-cold loser” in a powerful retort to his attempt to belittle her with divisive and demeaning rhetoric.
Read More Leavitt responds to Jeffries’ insults, calling him an ‘America last, stone-cold loser’ amid ongoing govt shutdown
Prominent Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggled to give President Donald Trump credit for securing a ceasefire in Gaza while labeling him an “obstacle to peace.”
Read More Despite securing Gaza ceasefire, AOC labels Trump an ‘obstacle to peace’
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’