Government shutdown, Johnson and Trump administration
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The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on lawmakers' finger-pointing and concerns over the government shutdown on 'Special Report.'
Johnson made the blunt admission that he had “no idea” how to end the shutdown as he railed against Dems engaging in “political theater."
Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator says there’s no need to continue the government shutdown, but he’s not predicting a quick end.
House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed the Democratic Party has been taken over by far-left Marxists, citing figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Some congressional allies of Donald Trump are giving the president cover as a government shutdown enters its third full week, contending that only Democratic lawmakers can turn on the federal lights.
Congress is no closer to reopening the government as the House of Representatives has now been out of session for more than a month.
House Republicans remain in their districts while Senate Democrats block the GOP's funding bills seven times, extending the government shutdown into its third week.