Disagreements among Democrats have emerged over how to conduct political messaging on the government shutdown as the party battles with the GOP over whom the public should blame for the impasse.
The Democratic National Committee raised eyebrows Wednesday when it posted a shutdown explainer video featuring cats, attracting criticism from some observers who called it "cringe."
Separately, House Democrats attracted criticism from inside and outside party circles for a marathon livestream that kicked off in the early hours of Wednesday morning. |
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Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ObamaCare once the government is funded.
"That is an issue for the end of the year. Dec. 31 is when that expires," Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a briefing Friday. "So, Congress has three months to negotiate that. Certainly, we could work on it in the month of October to find some consensus to figure that out."
But if Congress doesn't act on ObamaCare, many Americans will start feeling the pinch within a few weeks. |
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The stalemate over how to reopen the government is being inflamed by something no policy provision can fix: A deep-seeded distrust between the leaders of the parties.
The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots. But it's resurfacing now over the thorny issue driving the budget impasse: Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. Republicans say they're open to discussing the topic, but they're insisting those talks happen later in the year. |
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Some U.S. schools are facing an immediate funding threat due to the government shutdown, while others are nervously eyeing their cash reserves and wondering how long the closure will last.
Schools at military facilities or on Tribal land can receive a significant portion of their budget from Impact Aid, which was immediately cut off when the federal government shut down. Some have at least temporary funds to hold them over, but others say they won't be able to stay open for long. |
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A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked President Trump's deployment of 200 National Guard members to Portland, Ore.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted Oregon and Portland officials' request for a temporary restraining order, barring implementation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's memo that authorized federalizing the troops over the state's objection. "This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law," the Trump-appointed judge wrote. |
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Saturday said the Trump administration will federalize the state's National Guard to aid in law enforcement efforts in Chicago and elsewhere in The Prairie State.
"This morning, the Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will," Pritzker wrote in a statement on the social platform X. |
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The selection of Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny to perform at this season's Super Bowl is angering conservatives and potentially throwing the NFL into a culture war battle with President Trump's supporters ahead of TV's biggest night of the year.
A Spanish-language artist who is often outspoken on politics and current events, Bad Bunny has said he will not tour in the mainland U.S. over concerns his fans could be targeted by federal immigration enforcement. |
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President Trump's top officials are raising alarm that violence on the ground in eastern Congo is outpacing U.S. efforts to implement a peace deal to end 30 years of conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
The warnings from Trump's top officials counter the president's repeated claims that he has ended "un-endable wars."
Trump's special adviser for Africa Massad Boulos, who is also father-in-law to the president's daughter Tiffany, conceded last week that fighting had not ended and more work was needed to follow through on the U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda. |
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The government shutdown has now lasted for about four days in a faceoff between Republicans standing strong on their non-negotiables and Democrats holding firm to their demands to prioritize funding for health care.
House GOP lawmakers returned to their districts on Friday for designated "work periods" at the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who reaffirmed Republicans' commitment to resume legislative sessions when Senate Democrats vote to fund the government. |
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OPINION | The Trump administration's Bureau of Land Management announced in mid-September it plans to again permit oil and gas drilling in federal wilderness areas that the Biden administration put off limits. It's a change consistent with the White House "drill, baby, drill" mantra — and one that's not illogical in a world reliant on Vladimir Putin's fossil fuels. The Biden White House may well have overreached in its elusive quest for a carbon-free future.
But let's hope that the Bureau of Land Management takes a close look at specific areas before greenlighting development. The economics of wilderness preservation can prove more complex, on close inspection, than one just based on suspicion of environmentalism as a code word for obstruction. |
OPINION | It can certainly be argued that hate and passion played an oversized role in motivating Americans to vote in the last three presidential elections. Out of the approximately 77 million votes President Trump got in November of 2024, tens of millions were pure "MAGA" voters. That means they were not voting for any particular policy so much as they were voting for one man: Trump.
Like it or not — like him or not — Trump truly is a "once in a century" personality. He has that elusive "it factor" that can't be faked, imitated or bought. You either have it, or you don't. Trump has it in spades, and he's come into the last three elections with tens of millions of guaranteed votes in his back pocket. |
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Many of the actions of the administration have no precedent, which makes it a harder test of both sides. |
Some underground attractions are closed, and many outdoor sites have reduced their services. |
U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city's southwest side. |
BY CARA ANNA AND SAMY MAGDY |
Both Israel and now Hamas have signaled support for the new U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza and release all remaining hostages there. President Donald Trump says he thinks Hamas is ready for a "lasting peace" and has told Israel to stop bombing the territory, but he warns that "all bets will be off" if Hamas doesn't move quickly. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages "in the coming days." |
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