The Stupidest Shutdown Showdown

Presidents Musk & Trump Are Team Chaos – Trump Brings Chaos Back To Washington By Killing Bipartisan Budget Deal, With Musk’s Help

Elon Musk Fueled Backlash To Govt. Funding Bill With More Than 100 False And Misleading Posts On X/Twitter

Mike Johnson’s Government Funding Nightmare Points To Grueling Problems For House Republicans Next Year

Johnson’s Govt. Funding Failure Throws His Speakership into Question As Floor Vote Approaches On Jan 3

After Killing Bipartisan Short-Term Govt. Funding Bill, Trump Calls For Abolishing The Debt Ceiling

What Happens If the Govt. Shuts Down? A List of Holiday Horrors We May Be Soon Facing, Thanks To Trump, Musk, & Republicans

Elsewhere On Capitol Hill

Senate Passes $895B Defense Spending Bill That Includes Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

In Rare Move, Republican Members of The Senate Armed Services Committee Call for Pete Hegseth’s FBI Report

House Ethics Committee Votes to Release Report on Its Matt Gaetz Investigation

Santa’s Helpers On Strike

Teamsters Begin Largest Strike Ever Against Amazon, Accusing Company Of ‘Insatiable Greed’ After Corporation Refuses To Bargain With Workers

Starbucks Union Votes To Authorize Strike Ahead Of Last Scheduled Bargaining Session In 2024

A Darkening Economic Outlook

Fed Cuts Interest Rate For Third Time This Year As Economic Uncertainty Looms

After Disappointing Fed Outlook, Dow Plunges More Than 1,100 Points, Marking Its Longest Losing Streak Since 1974

America’s Economy Has Led the World Under Biden – But There Are Serious Risks Coming, Including From Trump