Chuck Schumer lost the government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is the biggest loser of the 43-day government shutdown fight. Progressive Democrats are angry that the shutdown ended on Wednesday night after the House passed a clean short-term spending bill and President Donald Trump signed it into law without extending the expiring Obamacare subsidies. While the vote was bipartisan in both […]

Flight cuts to remain at only 6% after...

The number of flight reductions at 40 airports throughout the country is expected to remain at only 6% instead of the 10% total that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last week.  The reason for the shift is due to a larger number of air traffic controllers returning to work than previously expected, the Department of […]

Post-shutdown lines drawn over Obamacare abortion restrictions

The government shutdown may be over, but Republicans and Democrats are now divided over whether Obamacare subsidies should be subject to abortion funding restrictions if Congress agrees to extend them. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said last week that any bipartisan deal on subsidies would have to include language similar to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding […]

Bipartisan, anti-Trump group carrying 2025 momentum into midterm...

EXCLUSIVE — The Cost Coalition, a bipartisan group opposed to President Donald Trump‘s economic agenda, is looking to maintain momentum coming out of the 2025 elections with “targeted” affordability-focused investment campaigns for both House and Senate races during the 2026 cycle. The group was founded in May by Terry Holt, a longtime adviser to former […]

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