Catastrophic shutdown averted as McCarthy sides with Democrats over far right in his own party
Catastrophic shutdown averted as McCarthy sides with Democrats over far right in his own party
Republicans avoid shutdown by cutting deal with Democrats over their own party’s hardliners
Republicans avoid shutdown by cutting deal with Democrats over their own party’s hardliners
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Just a 45 day stopgap and it’s not over, but hopefully Republicans begin to realize, “We can’t function with these people,” and start trying to move away from their hardliners. Doubtful it’ll happen, but one can always dream. That they didn’t actually let it go to a shutdown suggests that there’s Republicans who wanted to avoid a shutdown as much as Democrats and may be willing to compromise and reach a longer term deal, they’re not just trying to burn the whole place down.
Matt Gaetz has been saying he intends to file a motion to vacate the speakership this week.
Seriously why the fuck isn't that asshole in jail? He was fucking trafficking children.
I don't think I'll ever understand that either. An arrest looked inevitable and when the DOJ announced they weren't going to arrest him I was dumbstruck.
Rules for thee, not for mee
These motherfuckers could fund the government for the next century if they wanted to.