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SNAP, DC’s Shutdown, & Ending the Welfare State
As the federal government’s shutdown stretches into another week, millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are facing an uncertain month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Congressional Republicans could cave while winning shutdown impasse
Eddie Scarry of the Federalist wonders whether congressional Republicans will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Not that anyone should count on congressional Republicans to take a win when it’s presented on a…
Fetterman claims Democratic ownership of shutdown
Tim Hains writes for Real Clear Politics about one Democratic senator’s response to the federal government shutdown. Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman told CNN’s “State of the Union” this morning that Democrats…
Explaining why Democrats own this shutdown
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online details Democrats’ key role in today’s federal government shutdown. Whether or not you like the term “hostage taking” in the context of government shutdown fights, one side is…
Shutdown raises awareness about reliance on food stamps
Mike LaChance writes for the Gateway Pundit about one interesting result from the extended federal government shutdown. One aspect of the government shutdown that probably wasn’t anticipated by Chuck Schumer and other…
Dem senators fear impact of No Kings furor
Ward Clark writes for RedState.com about one interesting reaction to the recent No Kings rallies. The “No Kings” weekend of absurdity has ended, and many of us are still pointing and laughing at videos of aging Boomer hippies…
Winners & Losers: Peacemaker, Icebreakers & Ballot Bans
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Wooley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. In a week marked by an historic peace accord in the Middle East and Portland, Oregon’s naked…
Democrats don’t accept the meaning of ‘temporary’
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about congressional Democrats’ approach to the federal government shutdown. As Milton Friedman warned us more than 40 years ago, “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government…
Media coverage proves Democrats ‘own’ shutdown
Editors at Issues and Insights probe media coverage of the federal government shutdown. Those who follow the news might have noticed something different about the current government shutdown, which is now entering its third…
Day 100 of State Budget Impasse
On Hundredth Day of the Shapiro Shutdown, PA Democrats Push Spending & Tax Hikes Harrisburg, Pa., October 8, 2025 — Day 100 of the state budget shutdown brought chaos to the Capitol rotunda, with partisan political…
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