2 House Democrats Vote to Rescue the Republican Legislative Agenda

Politico.com:

A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt, an extremely rare crossing of party lines that pushed a key procedural vote through a closely divided chamber. 

 

Democratic Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington voted with most Republicans to set up debate on a series of GOP-led bills, including a resolution condemning socialism that party leaders want to use to hammer Democrats on the campaign trail.

The two Democrats were decisive in the 210-208 vote, where five Republicans had broken ranks over frustrations with how party leaders had handled an earlier vote on government spending. While House members routinely cross party lines on legislation, it is almost unheard for minority members to break ranks and vote for the “rules” the majority uses to set the floor agenda. Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez are both members of the moderate Blue Dog Democrats, and Golden is not seeking reelection in November.

Golden and Perez are receiving a ton of backlash from Dems for their votes, but not only do they deserve props for standing up for their constituents, but plenty of praise for representing what's left of the moderate wing of the Democrat party. A section that's literally on life support thanks to the Party's far-Left ideological takeover. Of course, who knows what happens from here, but this is also a huge win for Mike Johnson. And with Democratic leaders effectively surrendering control of the party to the DSA, abandoning centrists while protecting socialists shows a complete lack the courage to challenge the party’s leftward shift.

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Power-Hungry Democrats Embrace Nazi-Tattooed Graham Platner in Hope to Win Maine Senate Seat

TheHill.com:

Democrats are coalescing around progressive political outsider Graham Platner and his bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine after primary rival Gov. Janet Mills ended her struggling bid Thursday. 

 

Mills, who is term limited as governor, jumped into the race late last year as one of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) top recruits, but she had trouble gaining traction in polls and fundraising while Platner surged ahead — despite various controversies around his campaign. She ended her bid Thursday in a statement without endorsing Platner. 

 

But Schumer and the Democrats’ Senate campaign arm got behind Platner as Mills exited the ring, joining progressive Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and nearly two dozen state legislators who were expected to endorse on Thursday. The winnowed field adds to Democrats’ bullishness about what’s expected to be one of the closest Senate races in the country this fall. “The base couldn’t have spoken more clearly,” Democratic strategist Christy Setzer said.

When you're a bunch of lying, despicable hypocrites and all you care about is regaining power so you can put a stop to Trump's agenda, then you're even willing to embrace a Hamas-loving, Nazi symbol-wearing, law enforcement-hating misogynist like Graham Platner. It's really that simple.

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Trump Announces the “Great Healthcare Plan” That Pays Money Directly to Americans

NBCNews.com:

The Trump administration announced a plan aimed at lowering health care costs in the U.S. on Thursday, just as Affordable Care Act open enrollment ends in most states. But the plan lacks key details and largely restates proposals President Donald Trump has previously outlined. 

 

The proposal, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” is being framed by administration officials as a broader effort to rein in health costs, including lowering prescription drug prices, redirecting government subsidies from insurers to consumers and expanding price transparency requirements. 

 

Trump has been promising a health care plan overhaul for months. The outline for the plan lands as Republicans in Congress negotiate for a bill to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits, which expired Dec. 31 and led to higher premiums for millions of people. The Senate is set leave for a weeklong recess, further diminishing any chance of a deal.

Well, this is a start anyway for Republicans who usually do nothing but complain about ObamaCare without having any plan of their own. But without any clear funding or an execution timeline, how serious is the GOP about this? Only time will tell.

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Senate Advances Deal To Reopen Government, Fully Restore SNAP Benefits ,

FOXNews.com:

The Senate took a massive step forward on its way to reopening the government on Sunday, with a group of Senate Democrats caving and joining Republicans in their bid to pass a revamped plan to end the shutdown. 

 

Signs that the shutdown, which entered its 40th day, could be ending became more and more clear as the day went on, particularly with the unveiling of a bipartisan package of spending bills that lawmakers hope to attach to a modified bill to reopen the government. 

 

Eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to mark the first step in the GOP’s quest to end the shutdown. Many of the lawmakers that splintered from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., were among those engaged in bipartisan talks over the last several weeks.

Sure, many conservative pundits recently stated out loud that the shutdown would end this week after last Tuesday's elections. But I'll take it further in say that a wicked combo of SNAP benefits being cut and flights being cancelled around the country is what got some moderate Democrats to cave and vote to end the shutdown. Of course, the same Bluesky liberal hypocrites who blamed the GOP for 'taking food out of 42 million mouths' just a few days ago are now calling for Schumer's head on a platter for 'caving' and allowing the gov't to open back up, but hey that's politics for ya.

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Trump Adminostration Sued Over Food Stamp Freeze

CBSNews.com:

A coalition of officials from half of the states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over the suspension of food stamp benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown, as millions of Americans brace for a disruption in federal food aid in the coming days.

The states, which include California, New York and Pennsylvania, are asking a federal judge in Massachusetts to order the Department of Agriculture to provide benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for November, including by tapping into a contingency fund to ensure the assistance continues to flow to more than 25 million people living within their borders.

They argue that the administration's decision to cut off food stamp payments, which are provided to roughly 42 million people nationwide, is unlawful and threatens to deprive millions of Americans of essential food benefits that help protect against food insecurity and hunger.

Of course, both sides are to blame for this food stamp situation. What with Democrats openly admitting that they're using this shutdown for 'leverage', while Republicans could end the shutdown by doing what Democrat Senator John Fetterman recently suggested: 'nuke' the filibuster to end it. Nonetheless, I'm guessing that the Democrat states using will be be able to find some judge out there to side with the,, putting the GOP in a very awkward spot if they try to appeal.

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Liberal Pundit Van Jones Forced To Apologize For Calling “Dead Gaza Baby” Videos A “Disinformation Campaign”

Deadline.com:

Van Jones is walking back recent comments he made about the casualties left by the Israel-Hamas war.

After appearing Friday on Real Time with Bill Maher, during which he referred to online videos of dead babies killed in Palestine as a massive “disinformation campaign” on behalf of Iran and Qatar, the CNN host apologized on social media.

“I made a comment on Real Time with Bill Maher about the war in Gaza that was insensitive and hurtful. I apologize,” he wrote on X.

Of course, context matters. And it’s also worth noting that Jones, though a staunch liberal, has a history of frustrating his own side. As he’s one of the few left-leaning commentators willing to speak uncomfortable truths and call out liberals when they misstep or lose elections. That said, watching the full Maher segment makes it clear that Jones had a point--there is occasional misinformation about the war in Gaza coming from the Left. And he wasn’t wrong to suggest that, for some “Genocide in Gaza” protesters, the movement can feel more like a social trend or a way to stay aligned with the in-crowd than a genuine act of activism.

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