US EditionDemocrats Lose Shutdown Battle — as Trump, Republicans Risk Losing War
The Senate agreed to a deal extending government funding through January and SNAP benefits through September, ending a 41-day shutdown after Republican demands prevailed.
- On Sunday, the United States Senate voted to end a weeks-long government shutdown by agreeing to conditions first proposed by Republicans, after negotiations led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer .
- Roots of the stalemate include ACA subsidy disputes as Democrats appeared driven by showing willingness to fight for the Democratic base rather than pursuing policy wins.
- A handful of Senate Democrats made the deal, sparking internal outrage as Rep. Ro Khanna and others blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and called for his replacement.
- The shutdown forced missed benefits and travel chaos while producing little for the Democratic Party, leaving millions of SNAP recipients and travelers facing flight delays near Thanksgiving week.
- Columnist Ian Haworth suggested the episode hands the Trump administration a messaging opening as the political class in Washington, D.C. increasingly prioritizes performative fights over policy.
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Because several democrats have given in, Republicans can end the shutdown, but the painfully long budget lockout shows that the opposition is not powerless, and now knows how it can add to Trump.
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Comment: Here’s what ‘losing’ shutdown looks like for Democrats
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington They didn’t get an ACA deal, but they kept the economic message, leaving the GOP to answer for health care costs. Comment: Here’s what ‘losing’ shutdown looks like for Democrats Wire Service
8 Dem Senators And A Schumer Gifted Trump Another Win
From The Substack On Schumer And The Hateful 8: The fools had every tool. They had the narrative. They were sitting on a shutdown that was helping them. Yes, we know Trump was holding back SNAP, but he was doing it illegally, which he could still do anyhow. He is a geriatric serial killer with cerebral gangrene; he'll always take hostages. If we give in every time, we all lose. This should be self-evident. Yet only lying prone before Trump is se…
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