US EditionTrump says the GOP ‘broke’ Schumer
Trump claimed Republicans forced Senate Minority Leader Schumer to yield on the government shutdown, proposing direct Obamacare funding and bonuses for air traffic controllers.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump told Fox News's The Ingraham Angle that Republicans `broke` Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and said Schumer `made a mistake in going too far`.
- Schumer had led Senate Democrats in blocking the House-passed continuing resolution because it lacked an Obamacare subsidy extension, while Donald Trump said he preferred sending Obamacare funding directly to beneficiaries through personal HSAs called `Trumpcare`.
- Announcing policy ideas, Donald Trump, President proposed $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers working without pay and downplayed his 50-year mortgage proposal after conservative backlash Monday.
- The Senate took a first step to reopen the government, fueling a Democratic split, while First Lady Melania Trump initially resisted East Wing changes because `she loved her tiny little office`.
- Separately, Donald Trump defended allowing 600,000 Chinese students to study at U.S. colleges and universities, calling it pro-MAGA and saying it boosts the economy `trillions`.
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'We are opening up our country': Trump hails 'big victory' as shutdown voting nears
The House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday on a spending bill to solve the six-week standoff, after eight Democrats broke ranks in the Senate on Monday to side with Trump's Republicans
Trump Proposal Could End Schumer Shutdown, Turbocharge Patient Power
As the 40-something-day Schumer Shutdown drags on, the limits of Democratic intransigence might be imminent. On Oct. 9, CNN quoted a "senior Democratic aide" who predicted that Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus would not reopen the federal government absent "planes falling out of the sky." One month later, flight delays multiply as unpaid air-traffic controllers either stay home or come to work, try to ignore their financial distraction…
Getting played by Republicans is nothing new for Schumer — Now Democrats want him out
New York-native minority leader’s inability to manage expectations or secure votes from Republicans has left him looking impotent and adrift at a time when Democratic voters want their leaders itching for a fight, Eric Garcia writes.
Donald Trump claims Democrat Chuck Schumer made a mistake in supposing he would be able to bend Republicans by forcing the government to close down
Schumer facing harsh criticism, and some muted support, for his handling of the shutdown
The pushback was immediate, harsh and widespread, especially among the so-called progressive members of the House Democratic caucus. There was a lot of support for Schumer from fellow Democratic senators, and very little criticism.
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