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Government shutdown is a slow-boil political crisis

The government shutdown is a slow-boil political crisis

“It’s really the Trump shutdown,” Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN’s John Berman. “Republicans thought that they could barrel us into a shutdown because they didn’t want to protect the healthcare of the American people.”

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Fact-checking what politicians are saying about the 2025 government shutdown

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks slams Democrats' strategy as government shutdown continues

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks blames Democrats for the government shutdown, opposing their push to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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Government Funding Vote Fails Again in Senate as Hopes Fade for Quick End to Shutdown

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Legal Experts Call Trump’s Response To The Shutdown ‘Extremely Alarming’

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Trump and Democrats dig in as federal workers face furloughs

Russell Vought, head of the Office of Management and Budget, told House Republicans on a conference call yesterday that mass firings at the federal level would happen this week.

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Mike Johnson Snaps When Shutdown Comments Thrown Back in His Face

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Who might be blamed for the government shutdown? A poll shows voters’ complicated views

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time,

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Why government shutdowns are so common in the U.S. but not other democracies

Other Western democracies experience polarization and political turmoil, too, yet do not experience government shutdowns like the U.S.

Capehart: Democrats Are Shutting Down The Government "For All The Right Reasons"

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown showing no signs of ending quickly, President Trump taking the opportunity to further dismantle the federal government and Pete Hegseth's vision for the U.

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At federal agencies, political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Americans' routine interactions with the federal government this week are increasingly being met with partisan messaging