Democrats threaten government shutdown

Democrats threaten government shutdown as leverage against Trump
Democrats on Capitol Hill have been largely powerless to stop President Donald Trump, but they are closing in on one looming piece of leverage: the March 14 deadline to avert a government shutdown. An increasing number of Democrats view the funding deadline as the best opportunity to fight back against Trump and billionaire ally Elon
Democrats Divided Over Using Government Shutdown to Fight Trump Agenda
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week indicated Democrats would consider using the threat of government shutdown to obtain White House concessions.
Democrats step up talk about using shutdown as leverage against Trump
Democrats in Congress are growing louder with threats to force a shutdown in March to put the brakes on President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government by freezing
Dems will shut down federal government if needed to stop Trump from dismantling it, says Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey
Trump's drive to stop spending approved by Congress puts the nation "on the cusp of a constitutional crisis," Sen. Andy Kim, Democrat of New Jersey, said.
Democratic senator open to government shutdown as protest of Trump moves
Zoom out: Democrats have protested the Trump administration's sledgehammer to federal agencies in several ways, from an overnight filibuster to multiple rallies in front of agencies that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has looked into.
CNN analyst says Democrats' 'crazy' government shutdown talk 'makes no sense politically'
CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston commented on some congressional Democrats considering a partial shutdown to protest President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Watch live: House Democrats speak as shutdown threat widens
House Democratic leaders are set to speak Tuesday morning as their Republican colleagues appear divided on passing President Trump’s legislative agenda ahead of the March 14 shutdown deadline. Democrats in Congress this week have doubled down on their threat to force a funding lapse in order to combat Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts
A government shutdown could be coming on March 14— and DOGE is a key factor
Democrats say the Trump administration's moves to reshape the federal government without congressional input make reaching a ...
Democrats vow hardball in shutdown fight: ‘I’m not a cheap date’
House Democrats are vowing to play hardball in the partisan battle over government spending, driving to extract steep ...
Joe Rogan cheers USAID shutdown weeding out 'weird, shady s---' in the government
Podcast host Joe Rogan complimented Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency for exposing alleged examples of ...
What Trump is doing to the US government is not a spoils system
We will not know the extent or the success of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal bureaucracy for some time. There ...
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Why Washington is getting nervous about a shutdown
The president in charge during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history has returned to the White House, current government funding expires in less than six weeks — and on Capitol Hill ...
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Moody’s warns US government shutdown bad for country’s credit
NEW YORK: A US government shutdown would negatively impact the country’s credit, credit rating agency Moody’s says, a stern warning coming one month after Fitch downgraded the US by one notch ...
Government shutdown could impact farm operators
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has entered its fourth week as of Jan. 15. The shutdown officially began after Dec. 21. Through the holiday season, most of the discussion regarding the ...
Schumer warns of ‘Trump shutdown,’ lays out four-pronged plan for Democrats
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown ...