Trump – newest information: Government shutdown looms as Democrats received’t help Republican spending invoice
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that Senate Democrats cannot support the Republican spending bill passed by the House of Representatives earlier this week as a government shutdown looms.
“Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort,” Schumer told Congress on Wednesday.
“But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their continuing resolution (CR) without any input, any input, from Congressional Democrats.
“Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke closure on the House CR.”
Hours earlier,Donald Trump had launched into a bizarre personal attack on Schumer – the highest-ranking Jewish person in the American government – by inexplicably claiming that the New Yorker is no longer Jewish during a marathon media event alongside Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin.
Trump was speaking to reporters in the Oval Office about his plans for tax cuts when he suddenly pivoted to rebuking Democrats and said of their Senate leader: “Schumer is a Palestinian, as far as I’m concerned. You know, he’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore. He’s a Palestinian.”
The president also used his sitdown with the Irish PM to hint, once again, about serving an unconstitutional third term.
Trump takes aim at European wine and liquor in latest trade war threat
President Donald Trump has fired his next salvo, escalating his trade war against U.S. allies, this time taking aim at wine, champagne, and other alcoholic products produced in France and the European Union.
He wrote on Truth Social this morning:
The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky. If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES. This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.
Champagne is only champagne if it comes from Champagne.
Where does Russia stand on Ukraine ceasefire proposal agreed by U.S. and Ukraine?
“I have stated our position that this is nothing other than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military, nothing more,” Yuri Ushakov said in a TV interview, adding that he had set out his position during talks with US national security advisor Mike Waltz.
“We are ready to discuss the initiatives set out there in future contacts with the United States. Such contacts are already possible as early as today,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Speaking in the Oval Office, Mr Trump warned Putin that the US could impose a “devastating” financial blow on Russia if it refuses to accept the ceasefire agreement.
Barney Davis and Alex Croft lay out what demands each side is making for a 30-day truce in the three-year conflict:
No clear path to avert government shutdown
Haley Talbot of CNN has shared her latest vote tally spreadsheet of where Democrats in the Senate stand on the Republicans’ continuing resolution to keep funding the federal government.
It’s not looking good for averting a shutdown on Friday night…
Here’s Eric Garcia to lay out the choices faced by Democrats:
Buttigieg will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat, report says — does a presidential run beckon?
Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce on Thursday that he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Politico reports, citing a person briefed on his decision.
His decision clears a path for a potential presidential campaign instead.
Per Politico:
His decision was framed by several allies and people in his inner circle as putting him in the strongest possible position to seek the presidency, and based on a belief it would be exceedingly difficult to run successive campaigns in 2026 and 2028.
The former Transportation secretary acknowledged recently he had been “looking” at a Senate campaign, including meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss the possibility.
The retirement of Democrat senator Gary Peters has put the crucial swing state seat in play and Republicans see it as a top pickup opportunity.
Buttigieg previously ran for president in 2020 before becoming part of President Joe Biden’s cabinet. He moved his family to Traverse City, Michigan, in preparation for a potential run in the state.
The former transportation secretary has also ruled out a run for Michigan governor, though polling indicated had he run, he would’ve been in a dominant position in a primary.
Buttigieg is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, and his early exit from contention in Michigan clears the way for fellow Democrats to build their campaigns — State Sen. Mallory McMorroe and Rep Haley Stevens have indicated they will run for the seat in the upper chamber of Congress.
Americans unhappy with Trump’s stewardship of economy, polling finds
Concerns about the U.S. economy have risen in the initial months of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to the latest polling from CNN conducted by SSRS. Few Americans view his policies as benefitting economic conditions, with 55 percent believing his cuts to federal programs will do further harm.
Americans are evenly divided on whether economic conditions a year from now will be good (49%) or poor (51%), but the percentage expecting a downturn has increased by seven points since January, just before Trump took office.
Anxiety on Wall Street regarding Trump’s economic policies has led to falls in the stock market and Trump’s mixed messages on whether it’s possible the economy is headed into a recession have not helped.
Approximately half of the public, 51 percent, believe Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions, while just 28 percent feel they have improved things. Another 21 percent think they’ve had no effect on the economy.
With the economy regarded as the most pressing issue for the country, Trump’s approval rating for its management mirrors his overall approval rating (45% approve overall, 44% on the economy). In his first term, he generally scored higher on the economy than his overall rating.
Trump gets similar ratings for his management of inflation (44% approve) and helping the middle class (43% approve). Only 39% approve of his handling of tariffs, his lowest approval rating across 11 issues examined in the poll.
Here’s Katie Hawkinson to further break down the numbers:
UK PM scrambles to secure deal to escape Trump tariffs
U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in a race against time to secure a deal with Donald Trump’s White House to escape tariffs on steel and aluminum and dodge further reciprocal tariffs, which could come into play at the start of next month.
While the European Union responded by announcing trade counter-measures and hitting American goods with retaliatory tariffs, the prime minister resisted calls for the UK to immediately hit back.
Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell report from London.
Republican admits tariffs will hit American consumers as economic anxiety reflected in new polling
Markwayne Mullin and Tommy Tuberville hit the airwaves to defend the president’s tariff aggressions and, I think it’s fair to say, may have done more harm than good.
Meanwhile, 56 percent of Americans have said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy in a new CNN/Ipsos poll.
Here’s Katie Hawkinson with more on that.
Tim Walz roasts Trump on tariffs: ‘He is the worst possible business executive that I have ever witnessed’
The Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice presidential nominee appeared on Chris Hayes’s MSNBC show last night and let rip over the president’s stewardship of the economy and business career and also had plenty to say on Linda McMahon and Elon Musk’s respective cuts, citing his own personal experience.
Trump hosting Nato secretary-general at White House on Thursday
Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is up today and may not have an easy time of it, given the president’s comments about the North Atlantic military alliance at yesterday’s session with Martin.
MTG’s boyfriend asks Irish PM ‘why in the world’ he let Rosie O’Donnell move there
Reporter Brian Glenn, the partner of Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, got a pretty cheap laugh yesterday when he asked Martin: “Why in the world would you let Rosie O’Donnell move to Ireland?!
“I think she is going to lower your happiness levels!”
“I like that question!” Trump chuckled.
Here’s more from Justin Baragona.
Source: independent.co.uk
