(Click here to download) THE SENATE JUST CONFIRMED 107 TRUMP NOMINATIONS, EFFECTIVELY CLEARING THE CIVILIAN NOMINATIONS BACKLOG On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed a batch of 107 nominations by a vote of 51-47. (Senate Cloakroom: post on X – 10/7/25) This is the second en bloc batch of nominations approved by... Continue Reading
HEADING INTO THE SECOND WEEK OF THE SCHUMER SHUTDOWN, SENATE DEMOCRATS APPEAR DUG IN TO HOLDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING HOSTAGE “There’s no deal in sight to end the crisis.” (Punchbowl News: AM: Shutdown Day 6: Will Democrats blink? – 10/6/25) The Senate voted for a fifth time Monday evening on whether... Continue Reading
THE HISTORY IS CLEAR: DEMOCRATS CREATED OBAMACARE WITHOUT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTE, AND IT HAS UTTERLY FAILED TO ACHIEVE ANY OF THEIR STATED GOALS “This bill will cut health care costs, preserve Medicare, and reduce the federal deficit to boot. History will look back on this bill as the moment... Continue Reading
BEFORE DEMOCRATS SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN, THE SENATE HAD BEEN MAKING PROGRESS ON THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS, A DEPARTURE FROM THE DEMOCRAT-RUN SENATE OF RECENT YEARS “Since I became majority leader of the Senate in January, I’ve made it clear that I am committed to a bipartisan appropriations process, in which... Continue Reading
CHUCK SCHUMER AND DEMOCRATS’ GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS A LOSING STRATEGY THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN SENATE DEMOCRAT DEFECTIONS “The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. this morning. It’s the first government shutdown since 2019.” (Punchbowl News: AM: Shutdown, Day One: What’s the way out? – 10/1/25) “Hundreds of thousands of... Continue Reading
THIS EVENING, TRYING TO APPEASE THEIR PROGRESSIVE BASE, DEMOCRAT LEADER SCHUMER LED SENATE DEMOCRATS IN VOTING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT Republicans’ continuing resolution (CR) “would keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21 to buy appropriators more time to negotiate and pass fiscal 2026 spending bills. It does not include... Continue Reading
ON THE BRINK OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, IT TURNS OUT DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH PROGRESSIVE GROUPS AND PLANNING A SHUTDOWN FOR MONTHS “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his staff are closely coordinating their government shutdown strategy with outside liberal groups, Axios has learned.” (Axios: Scoop: Schumer’s private... Continue Reading
INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION, DEMOCRATS SEEM CONTENT WITH PLUNGING THE COUNTRY INTO A SHUTDOWN (Click here to download) Republicans’ continuing resolution (CR) “would keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21 to buy appropriators more time to negotiate and pass fiscal 2026 spending bills. It does not include... Continue Reading
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE STILL THINK POORLY OF DEMOCRATS AND TRUST REPUBLICANS MORE ON KEY ISSUES “[E]veryone knows the American people — the American people are on our side.” – Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in more than three decades,... Continue Reading
(Click here to download) DEMOCRATS SURE SEEM WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AND ARE STILL HOLDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING HOSTAGE OVER THEIR UNSERIOUS PROPOSAL “The contrast between the Republican bill and the Democrat bill is glaring. The Republican bill is a clean, nonpartisan short-term continuing resolution to fund the government... Continue Reading
