The federal government is shut down, at least in part, because Democrats are attempting to reverse Medicaid spending cuts that were enacted earlier this year as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Democrats are refusing to support a continuing resolution that would keep funding the government unless it restores those cuts. ABC News is determined to help the Democrats make their case…
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Shutdown Exposes Democrats’ True Love: Illegal Aliens
It’s hard to believe, but true: Democrats love illegal aliens more than Big Government itself. The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a “clean” continuing resolution on Sept. 19 on a vote of 217-212. It would have kept the federal government open through Nov. 21, well past fiscal year 2025’s conclusion on Sept. 30. Republicans performed their…
Fetterman: Here’s Why the Shutdown Is ‘Fundamentally Wrong’
Although his party on Friday once again denied Republicans’ the votes necessary to reopen the government, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been slamming his fellow Democrats for their shutdown gambit from the beginning. “We shouldn’t be having this conversation. You shouldn’t be shutting our government down,” Fetterman…
Senate in Stalemate as Republicans Call Dems’ Shutdown Demands a Nonstarter
And just like that, the federal government shutdown is set to go through the weekend and perhaps beyond, as partisan gridlock continues in the Senate. On Friday, Senate Democrats rejected Republicans’ seven-week stopgap funding extension for the fourth time, with no new members walking away from leadership’s demands…
Amid Shutdown, Senate Plows Ahead With Nominees
Even amid partisan gridlock that has resulted in a government shutdown, the Republican-controlled Senate is plowing ahead with voting on President Donald Trump’s nominees. On Friday, the Senate is voting to authorize the wholesale consideration of dozens of nominees. Senators enabled these en bloc authorizations with a recent…
NY’s Outsized Role in Washington’s Shutdown Battle
Amid a government shutdown fight that highlights disagreements between New York-born President Donald Trump and two Democratic leaders from New York in Congress, the Empire State has found itself in the spotlight. After Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., denied Republicans his party’s votes necessary to pass a…
Countdown to 2027: What Beijing’s Military Moves Say About China’s Intentions
Last year, the Department of War warned that China could be ready to invade Taiwan as early as 2027. Now, the People’s Liberation Army is actively gauging rivals’ military capabilities and updating its plans accordingly. For the Chinese military, “using the enemy to train the troops”—“nadi lianbing (????)”—is a deliberate strategy—one China increasingly adopts toward Taiwan. China continues to pressure Taiwan with…
ICE to Patrol Super Bowl in Response to NFL’s Pick for Halftime Show
Agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be patrolling the Super Bowl this year, according to a Trump administration adviser. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find you. We will…
EXCLUSIVE: New Billboard Blasts World’s Largest Insurer for ‘Woke Bathroom Insanity’
A nonprofit launched a Times Square billboard Thursday blasting a major insurance company CEO for saying that preventing men from using women’s restrooms is a “threat to democracy.” The billboard, created by the nonprofit Consumers’ Research, targets Chubb Insurance CEO Evan Greenberg for what it calls “outrageous woke activism.” The billboard, which went live 3 p.m. Thursday, features an…
Johnson: Dems Handed Trump ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ in Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson put the blame for any shutdown cuts on the Democratic Party Thursday, as he backed up President Donald Trump’s talk of slashing unwanted programs. “This is the way the system works. This is [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer’s decision, is to hand…
What the West Might Not Understand About Putin’s Psyche
WARSAW, Poland—Maintaining power in Russia was and is a key motivator for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the war against Ukraine, according to the defense minister of Estonia. Russia’s war against Ukraine is part of Putin’s plan to address Russia’s “domestic issues,” Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur…
‘Let’s Get This Done’: Republicans Seek to Wear Down Democrats’ Resistance Amid Shutdown
Republicans’ attempt to end the new government shutdown failed Wednesday, but there are signs that Democrats are listening to Republican arguments. As the votes were tallied for the second vote on a seven-week stopgap funding bill to reopen the government, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., was spotted chatting with…
25 Years Later: Abortion Pill Devastation Only Gets Worse
On Sept. 28, 2000, the Food and Drug Administration approved the abortion pill mifepristone. 25 years later, the devastation is hard to fully capture. In the wake of mifepristone’s approval, millions of unborn children have been lost—reversing the enduring long-term decline of abortion in America. Meanwhile, their mothers…
Hill Republicans Vow Not to Yield to Dems in ‘Unnecessary, Harmful’ Shutdown Fight
On the first day of the government shutdown, Republicans laid out a simple response to Democrats’ refusal to support a seven-week funding extension—not giving in to any of their demands. “The sad thing about it is that every single bit of this was entirely avoidable,” House Speaker Mike…
Here’s Why American Industry Needs a Coast-to-Coast Rail Merger
Imagine if airlines couldn’t fly nonstop between the East and West coasts. Instead, all flights would have to stop in the middle of the country so customers could catch another airline’s plane for the last half of the trip. That would be a frustrating inconvenience, and it would…
‘Cracks Are Beginning to Show’: Senate GOP Leadership Outlines Post-Shutdown Strategy
On Tuesday night, forty-three Democrats in the Senate denied Republicans the votes necessary to avert a government shutdown. But tellingly, at least according to one Senate Republican leader, three senators in the Democrat caucus voted with Republicans. Democrat Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of…
American Experts Go Toe-to-Toe With Scholars ‘Across the Pond’ on Israel-Hamas War
WARSAW, Poland—American experts hit back at European scholars on the war between Hamas and Israel and use of the term “genocide” when referring to Gaza during the Warsaw Security Forum. The U.S. is “the only government in the world able to influence Israel and actually stop some of its…
Hours Before Shutdown Deadline, There Is No Deal in Sight
With just hours left before a midnight government shutdown deadline, Republicans and Democrats are nowhere near an agreement in the Senate. “We are only hours away from a government shutdown, and the Democrats have a very clear, binary choice,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters at…
Records Indicate Illegal Migrant Arrested by ICE Was Registered Democrat Voter
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Records indicate that an illegal migrant with a criminal rap sheet was a registered Democrat voter before being apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national living unlawfully in the U.S., was caught with a loaded handgun and thousands of…
The Democrat Senators to Watch in the Shutdown Fight
Before midnight, Senate Democrats must make a decision—allow the Republican-backed short-term spending bill to come to the floor or let the federal government run out of money and enter a shutdown. Republicans are attempting to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution,…
Freedom Caucus Chief Urges GOP to Reject Dem Shutdown Deal
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, who leads a faction of fiscally conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives, is urging Republican leadership to reject Democrats’ budget demands. Republicans are attempting to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution, which would roughly…
Virginia Republican Who Faced Death Threat Responds to Spanberger’s Attempt to Contextualize Rage Comments
Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger claimed that her rallying cry for supporters to “let your rage fuel you” had nothing to do with the death threat against Virginia Republican Delegate Kim Taylor. Taylor, however, disagrees. “Abigail Spanberger has a habit of trying to pit Virginians against each…
Whip Emmer: Keep the Government Open to Serve Our Cattlemen
As the government funding deadline and the threat of a shutdown approaches, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is urging his colleagues to keep the government open for the sake of American cattlemen, while allying himself with prominent industry advocates. “America’s cattlemen need a government that is open and…
Hakeem Jeffries Gets Spotlight in Shutdown Sit-Down with Trump
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will step into the brightest spotlight of his career Monday when he sits down with President Donald Trump in last-minute shutdown negotiations. Jeffries, D-N.Y., has never met Trump face-to-face, and the bipartisan sit-down will be the first of its kind in the president’s…
Spanberger Energy Hikes Would Cost Each Virginian Nearly $3,500 Year
Virginia governor candidate Abigail Spanberger proved yet again she wants to make Virginians poor and financially struggling—endorsing a terrible state law that is projected to increase energy costs by $3,500 per customer. Spanberger embraced the poorly-named “Virginia Clean Economy Act,” signed into law in 2020 under former Gov….
Trump Has ‘Opportunity to Do What His Predecessor Was Not Able to Do’ and Bring Blind Child Home From China
Callie and Brian Troyer have never met their 10-year-old son. For five years now, the Kentucky couple has been working to get Sam home from China to no avail. Now, they are making a plea to President Donald Trump to help them bring their child home. The Troyers…
Are Dems About to Cave in Shutdown Fight?
As Republicans show no sign of giving in to their demands, Democrats are facing a difficult decision in the coming days—cave in and allow a Republican-backed stopgap funding bill to pass Congress and keep the government open or allow a partial government shutdown? The U.S. Senate is currently…
EXCLUSIVE: ICE Continues Arrests of ‘Criminal Illegal Aliens’ Following Dallas Shooting
Immigration and Customs Enforcement continued arrests of criminal illegal aliens across the U.S. in the days following a shooting at an ICE detention facility in Dallas on Wednesday. “Our ICE agents are heroes for risking their lives to get these dangerous criminals off American streets,” Department of Homeland…
Virginia GOP Delegate Who Faced Political Death Threat Points Finger at Spanberger Saying ‘Let Your Rage Fuel You’
Virginia Republican Delegate Kim Taylor, who just faced a politically motivated death threat, told The Daily Signal that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s rallying cry for her supporters to “let your rage fuel you” may have contributed to the political tensions behind the death threat. “As law enforcement…
Wyoming Sen. Lummis Touts Major Endorsements for Re-Election
Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis is seeking reelection in 2026, and she is touting the endorsements of several staunchly conservative senators. “These endorsements from tried-and-true conservative leaders, as well as from President Trump himself, show that Senator Lummis has the trust and relationships needed to continue delivering for…