Source: The Telegraph
by Dan McLaughlin
“Democrats are talking themselves into forcing a government shutdown. But they can’t seem to agree on why. House Republicans have passed a bill to keep the government funded, but they need seven votes from the Democratic minority in the Senate or else there will be a shutdown tonight. In the spring, Democrat Senate leader Chuck Schumer wasn’t willing to force a shutdown; he didn’t have a message and was trying to get out of Donald Trump’s way so long as the president looked to be making enough mistakes on his own. It would also have been nonsensical to shut down the government to protest against the Department of Government Efficiency’s refusal to fund and staff the government. That’s still a risk. Trump’s Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought is openly salivating at the prospect of a shutdown, precisely because he has plans to use one to justify more government lay-offs.” (09/30/25)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-turning-themselves-enemies-democracy-160104387.html