Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, has indicated that Democrats will vote for the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans to avoid a government shutdown. Schumer criticized Republicans for not working together on a funding bill but said that allowing a government shutdown would be worse. He emphasized the need to minimize harms to the American people and stated that he will vote to keep the government open.
Meanwhile, Newsmax revealed in a filing related to its planned IPO that it had settled a defamation lawsuit with Smartmatic for $40 million. Trump suggested that he would’ve made a deal with Putin for nuclear weapon reduction in 2020 if the election wasn’t rigged.
In other news, Representative Raúl Grijalva has passed away after a battle with cancer, and Wall Street plunged again following Trump’s threats of tariffs on European wine. The US Postal Service announced plans to shed 10,000 employees and signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Doge department for efficiency.
Additionally, the Trump administration is appealing to the Supreme Court to uphold the executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, while federal judges have ordered the reinstatement of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration, a decision the White House intends to appeal. Democratic senators are lining up against a GOP-backed government spending bill, sparking the possibility of a funding lapse. Trump’s release of water from California reservoirs has been criticized as wasteful, and he has doubled down on plans for Greenland. Peaceful protesters at Trump Tower demanded the release of Mahmoud Khalil, detaining for political views and threatening deportation. Trump remains firm on tariffs against Canada.
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