@RadioFreeTom "I did say, 'if.'" ~ Ben

The senators in that press conference explaining their yes votes were the opposite of persuasive

Durbin is a YES on this deal: “At Democrats’ urging, today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times. Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt.”

Just going to leave this one here.

“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.”

Brian Schatz is a no on CR-minibus deal

And if that doesn’t work, try 202-224-3121

If they don’t get anything, but a promise to vote later then how do Senate Democrats explain the last 40 days to the people who have suffered? The people were supportive of Dems efforts to fight for something, but what happens if the fight ends with nothing for the people?

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans & hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from consequences is not the answer.

The Republicans in Congress own this shutdown.

BREAKING: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issues an administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case, for the First Circuit to issue its ruling on the stay request (“with dispatch”). Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).

This psycho behavior. The money is there. Just feed the Americans you absolute maniacs.

If *this* is what finally gets churches taxed… lol

Reporter: VP Vance called the court order absurd. Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on

Don't steer me wrong

The thing about affordability is that you can't bullshit people about it. You can make up a nonexistent migrant crime wave because it might theoretically just be happening somewhere else, but people actually know firsthand the president is lying to them here.

JUST IN: USDA informs states they will comply with court order and release SNAP funds as court battle drags out. Funds could be available as soon as today. Matching @jacob_fischler who had it first.

Thune says shutdown won't likely go into Thanksgiving. Tell me another.

Critical thing here is Mikie Sherrill blasting Trump's tariffs. Turns out opposition to some of the biggest tenets of "right wing populism" is producing Dem overperformances. In Bucks County PA opposition to ICE raids did same. Maybe people overread the ideological significance

@TeamHochul @EliseStefanik There are few as phony or with as clear a line of switching to trump appeasement from normie republican than @EliseStefanik. She lies with ease to cozy up to Donald all for her perceived future political benefit. Put her into retirement, New York!!

The Hochul campaign has been more on top of this launch than Stefanik's own team (which didn't finish their own website in time) A model of how it's done 💪