US EditionDemocrats Got Their Shutdown, but They Just Gave Trump and DOGE a Big Win
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump warned he would take `irreversible` actions if Democrats force a partial government shutdown at midnight, praising White House budget director Russell Vought's budget trimming skills.
- Negotiations hinge on demands for $1.5 trillion in disputed spending, with Senate Democrats insisting they won't support a stopgap bill unless expiring health benefits are extended.
- The White House Office of Management and Budget, led by Russell Vought, instructed agencies last week to prepare for dismissals; OPM says notices around October 1, 2025, will include a 60-day full notice period.
- In the coming months, Trump and his party do not care if premiums on Obamacare exchanges double, triple or quadruple, while critics warn a clean bill would let premiums spike and unravel the safety net.
- Republicans portray the fight as Democrats pushing funding for undocumented-immigrant healthcare, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer disputes this by citing federal law, while Senators Mike Rounds and Dan Sullivan consider ACA reforms.
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Trump highlights healthcare plan to Democrats’ shutdown argument
President Donald Trump is charging forward with a wave of drug pricing initiatives as Republicans seek to dismantle Democrats’ justification to shut down the government over healthcare demands. As Democrats have dug their heels in over an extension of Obamacare insurance premium tax credits to give their support for a government funding patch, with funding lapsing at midnight on Sept. 30, Trump has moved forward with several health policy announ…
A chance to expose the Republicans' lies
One of the main assumptions in the story about the government shutdown, which began at midnight, is that the Democrats see a “rare opportunity to use their leverage to achieve policy goals.”That quote is from the AP. Here’s some more: “Senate Democrats say they won’t vote for it unless Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits, among other demands. President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans say they won’t negotiate…
If there is no agreement on a transitional budget, a shutdown of the U.S. government threatens at midnight. Trump warns the Democrats that he can release many officials.
Trump Threatens Irreversible Actions if Democrats Force Government Shutdown - "Cutting Things That They Like, Cutting Programs That They Like... We Don't Want Fraud, Waste and Abuse"
President Trump suggested to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday that if the Democrats force a government shutdown, he will take “irreversible” measures to implement his agenda. “The last person that wants it shut down is us.
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