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So-Called Schumer Shutdown Puts Ohio Dems in Tricky Spot
Republicans in the House and Senate have wasted no time reminding voters how the so-called Schumer Shutdown hurts working families in Ohio, putting Ohio Democrats in an awkward spot for next year’s elections. On Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee launched a new ad targeting Democrat Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, Emilia…Rebecca Downs -
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‘Democrats Own This Government Shutdown,’ GOP Senators Say
Republican senators are condemning their Democrat colleagues for failing to agree on funding the government and upending the lives of Americans with the subsequent federal government shutdown. The decision will lead to many federal workers being furloughed without pay, including military personnel. “Unfortunately, hardworking Americans and millions of federal employees are left to pay the…Jacob Adams -
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‘Does This Look Dirty to You?’ GOP Leaders Call on Democrats to End Shutdown
On the first day of the government shutdown, Republicans laid out a simple response to Democrats’ refusal to support a seven-week funding extension—not giving in to any of their demands. “The sad thing about it is that every single bit of this was entirely avoidable,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters at a Republican…George Caldwell -
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‘Taking the People’s Government Ransom’: Leading Conservatives Speak Out Against Democrat Shutdown
Major players in the conservative movement are weighing in on the Democrats’ “ransom” demands to end the government shutdown, which is poised to affect millions of Americans in the coming days. At the stroke of midnight, the government entered a shutdown after 43 Senate Democrats refused to vote for a stopgap spending measure—a continuing resolution—strikingly…Jacob Adams -
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High School Cancels and Then Reinstates Turning Point Speaker Event
Many times over Charlie Kirk’s career, those who opposed the idea of anyone hearing his conservative message would threaten to disrupt the college campuses where his Turning Point USA was attempting to hold an event. This would give the school administrators just enough cover to pull the plug on an event under the guise of…Joe Thomas -
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‘Cracks Are Beginning to Show’: Senate GOP Leadership Outlines Post-Shutdown Strategy
On Tuesday night, forty-three Democrats in the Senate denied Republicans the votes necessary to avert a government shutdown. But tellingly, at least according to one Senate Republican leader, three senators in the Democrat caucus voted with Republicans. Democrat Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada both voted to pass the continuing…George Caldwell -
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Democrats Take Heat Over Health Care for Illegal Aliens
As the government appears to be barreling toward a shutdown, which will begin at midnight, Democrats are facing criticism over their alleged support for health care subsidies to noncitizens residing in the United States. The Democrat continuing resolution bill would revoke Subtitle B in Title VII of the One Big Beautiful Act, effectively restoring accessibility…Jacob Adams -
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BREAKING: Here’s How Many Democrats Voted to Shut Down Government
The Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open, putting the country on a path to a government shutdown that will begin at midnight. The measure fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage by a 55-to-45 vote, with 43 Senate Democrats opposing the legislation. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and…Jacob Adams -
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Will James Comey Escape Consequences Like Other Intelligence Officials?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I would like to talk about the legal aspects of the recent indictment of James Comey,…Victor Davis Hanson -
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American Experts Go Toe-to-Toe With Scholars ‘Across the Pond’ on Israel-Hamas War
WARSAW, Poland—American experts hit back at European scholars on the war between Hamas and Israel and use of the term “genocide” when referring to Gaza during the Warsaw Security Forum. The U.S. is “the only government in the world able to influence Israel and actually stop some of its actions,” according to Marcin Buzanski, director of…Virginia Allen -
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Hours Before Shutdown Deadline, There Is No Deal in Sight
With just hours left before a midnight government shutdown deadline, Republicans and Democrats are nowhere near an agreement in the Senate. “We are only hours away from a government shutdown, and the Democrats have a very clear, binary choice,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters at a Tuesday press conference. Republicans will soon…George Caldwell -
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Vote for Government Shutdown Could Haunt Vulnerable House Dems
As a government shutdown looms in mere hours, votes from vulnerable Ohio Democrats in the House could come back to haunt them. Reps. Marcy Kaptur, Emilia Sykes, and Greg Landsman are being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee for their votes on Sept. 19 to not fund the government, and how a Democrat-led shutdown…Rebecca Downs -
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Philadelphia Flies Flag of ‘Foreign Adversary’
Philadelphia flew the Chinese flag above its City Hall on Tuesday in a ceremony that reports suggest was meant to celebrate the 76th anniversary of China. The city hoisted the country’s flag high for the third time in its history in a move widely criticized as showing support for the “totalitarian” Chinese Communist Party. Critics…Mary Mobley -
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Illegal Migrant Arrested by ICE Was Registered Democrat Voter in Maryland, Records Show
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Records indicate that an illegal migrant with a criminal rap sheet was a registered Democrat voter before being apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national living unlawfully in the U.S., was caught with a loaded handgun and thousands of dollars in cash at the time of his apprehension…Jason Hopkins -
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The Democrat Senators to Watch in the Shutdown Fight
Before midnight, Senate Democrats must make a decision—allow the Republican-backed short-term spending bill to come to the floor or let the federal government run out of money and enter a shutdown. Republicans are attempting to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution, which would roughly extend the spending levels…George Caldwell -
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Republicans Sound Off on ‘Schumer Shutdown’
Members of Congress are sounding off about the Democrat refusal yesterday to come to a deal in the White House to keep the government open, highlighting how Republican leadership would like to keep the government open. Without a deal, the federal government faces a possible shutdown at midnight. “The facts after the White House meeting…Jacob Adams -
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Improper Payments Are Cheating the Taxpayer and Bloating the Federal Budget
Every year, the federal government sends hundreds of billions of dollars to the wrong people—criminals, ineligible recipients, and beneficiaries of bureaucratic errors. In 2024 alone, the federal government admitted to at least $162 billion in improper payments. That’s $1,200 for every household in America. That’s on top of the $233 billion to $521 billion that the Government Accountability Office estimates the…Rachel Greszler -
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Republicans Slam Dems for Taking ‘Federal Government as a Hostage’ as Shutdown Looms
Congressional leadership’s meeting at the White House Monday did not appear to make inroads in preventing the impending government shutdown. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters after the meeting that “significant differences remain” between the two sides. Vice President JD Vance said he thinks the American people are going to suffer because “these…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Freedom Caucus Chief: This Shutdown Is Going to Look Very Different
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, who leads a faction of fiscally conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives, is urging Republican leadership to reject Democrats’ budget demands. Republicans are attempting to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution, which would roughly extend the spending levels of the Biden…George Caldwell -
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James Comey Tried to Take Down Trump. Now, He’s Facing Justice.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to do something different today and the next day, and that is to do…Victor Davis Hanson
