The government shutdown is poised to impact tens of millions of Americans as the Trump administration refuses to fund nutrition assistance for 41.7 million Americans, the vast majority of whom are children, seniors and people with disabilities.Republicans have shut down the government by refusing to negotiate the Democratic votes needed in the Senate to keep the government open. The Republicans thought they could finance the government on their own. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party or special interest. We are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.After realizing they couldn’t, Republicans assumed that Democrats would agree to…
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is not qualified for the position she holds in the federal government. Most people assume that Noem became Secretary of Homeland Security because of her loyalty to Trump. Noem has no national security experience and has never worked in homeland security. Noem has no intelligence experience, but she served as governor of South Dakota and was elected to the House. PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.The Trump administration says it will go to some of the nation’s biggest cities with ICE and the National Guard to fight crime. A…
Senate Republicans are starting to feel the pressure of the government shutdown. They also clash with planned vacations. Republicans in the Senate are holding bipartisan talks and seeking a solution to their own government shutdown.PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.What is emerging is an outcome in which the Republicans save face by avoiding a vote on the CR, while the Democrats win.Politico reported:Part of those bipartisan discussions focused on how to advance fiscal 2026 spending bills, with some officials suggesting a full-year package of bills could move forward as…
When Gov. JB Pritzker and local leaders met with reporters Thursday, one might have assumed he was holding the news conference to let the world know what ICE is doing in Chicago, and although officials provided updates, the governor used the news conference to do something else.Our news and our opinion are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Pritzker took the opportunity to tell the world what the Trump administration is doing to Illinois’ children. The Trump administration has been the most anti-child in modern US history. Trump is about to cut off food for children in need by…
Sen. Ben Ray Luján’s bill to fund SNAP and WIC would pose a problem for Republicans. SNAP has become the centerpiece of the shutdown as Republicans plan to starve 42 million Americans in an effort to raise health insurance premiums for 23 million Americans. Luján introduced his bill to fund SNAP to the Senate, where he requested unanimous consent, meaning the Senate votes unanimously to pass legislation without debate or a recorded vote. By unanimous consent, the bill passes as long as no senator stands up and objects to it. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any agenda, political party, billionaire,…
Donald Trump and his party have a problem. They used their spending power to pay the troops, but refuse to use that same power to provide SNAP assistance to 41.7 million children, seniors, and people with disabilities.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Leave a commentThe Agriculture Department has a $5 billion emergency fund it could use to finance the program in November. The department’s 2026 financial plan confirmed that USDA has the authority to release the funds. The Trump administration removed the 2026 budget plan from the USDA website and issued new guidance saying…
The newsroom is dark. The microphones are off. The broadcasts were silenced. Publication is suspended. On social networks. On our websites. Due to uncertain funding, Radio Free Asia is not broadcasting news to its audience for the first time in its history. For RFA journalists who have sacrificed so much to challenge powerful and malevolent forces, this is an excruciating moment. And make no mistake, authoritarian regimes are already celebrating the potential demise of RFA. When West Germany’s Uighur journalists first exposed the violent repression and mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang, China harassed and arrested their family members. Yet…
Protective measures taken in hopes of rebuilding news operations in the futureWASHINGTON – Due to the government shutdown and delay in receiving funds for the new fiscal year, effective October 31, Radio Free Asia (RFA) will stop all production of news content for the time being. The move is part of a plan for the private company funded by Congress to implement cost-saving measures that can help sustain the organization if proper funding flows resume. President and CEO Bay Fang released the following statement:“Due to fiscal realities and uncertainty about our fiscal future, RFA has been forced to suspend all…
To say Republicans botched the government shutdown they caused would be an understatement.Republicans have a decades-long history of instigating government shutdowns, without having any idea how to get out of them.PoliticusUSA provides 100% independent news and opinions. Support our work by becoming a subscriber.Traditionally, Republicans have caused the shutdown, then waited for Democrats to bail them out. In 2025, Democrats are taking a stand on health care and demanding that Republicans use their control of the federal government to make it happen. Funding for SNAP and WIC expires on November 1. The Trump administration, under its own USDA guidelines, has…
In 1988, Democrats feared that if Michael Dukakis did well, Ronald Reagan would not leave the White House if they won the presidency. In 2000, paranoid Republicans claimed that Bill Clinton would stay in the White House and not leave it when his term ended in January 2001.The same rumors resurfaced in 2008, and Democrats feared that George W. Bush would remain in office and not resign after Obama’s victory. In 2016, Republicans feared that Obama would stay in the White House forever. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party, agenda, or special interest. Please support us by becoming…