Federal Budget
No deal on ending shutdown
Democrats think they are “winning” the shutdown. As long as they continue to think that, it will continue, into 2026, perhaps into 2029. Yesterday’s offer from Senate leader John Thune (R-SD) has been rejected. From The Hill…
A false dawn on ending “shutdown”?
From The Hill newspaper, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is set to hold a vote Friday with an eye toward ending the government shutdown. The GOP leader told lawmakers over a conference lunch that he will hold…
Shutdown forever! | Power Line
Nothing succeeds like success. The dirty little secret of political science is that there is almost no science in it. The profession runs entirely on folklore: whatever tactic that was seen as working in the last election…
Exit ahead
Today’s headline round up from The Hill newspaper, One: Democrats divided over cutting deal to end shutdown. Two: Thune ‘optimistic’ shutdown may end this week, eyes spending bill through January. Three: Lawmakers…
Partial SNAP | Power Line
From NPR News, SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed. This result is that massive victory Democrats were crowing about all weekend. A federal district judge or two ordered the…
Shutdown offramp | Power Line
“Offramp” is in the air in our nation’s capital. All from The Hill newspaper, One: Democrats, GOP look for shutdown off-ramp. Two: How Democrats, GOP could end shutdown and save face. Three: 8 Democrats sit at center of…
Suffer the children
There are more than 600 serving federal district judges across the United States. Democrats managed to find two of the 600+ to “order” the executive branch to divert $5 billion in money set aside for natural…
The Shutdown Needs to End
As the Schumer Shutdown continues, public attention has focused on the imminent suspension of the food stamp program. Today two federal judges ordered the Trump administration, probably illegally, to continue making SNAP…
Nuclear option | Power Line
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution reads: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;” Senate Democrats have voted 13 times, so far, to deny the…
Nuclear option | Power Line
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution reads: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;” Senate Democrats have voted 13 times, so far, to deny the…
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