Republicans John Thune and Mike Johnson throughout a information convention on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2025.
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Donald Trump has plunged the nation into one other authorities shutdown. I spoke with my Nation colleague Chris Lehmann in regards to the bigger political stakes. We take up Trump’s shifting rhetoric, which has began with false and racist claims about undocumented immigrants receiving advantages and now appears to be about gloating over austerity. We additionally focus on the Democratic Celebration’s response, and the way in which the bottom of the get together has pressured the management to take a stronger stance. Chris’s article on the shutdown will be found here.
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