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MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: Stop calling it a "shutdown"

Making Republicans own the funding crisis, the made-for-TV military meeting, behind the scenes at the roots of fascism

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Sep 30, 2025
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THE GIST: No funding for fascism

Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries went to the White House to meet with President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a last-ditch attempt to stave off a government shutdown:

“We’re headed into the meeting,” Jeffries told repo…

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