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  1. Congress is broken — and the proof is in the timestamps. Senators are routinely voting past 3 a.m., half-asleep, on issues that affect millions of Americans. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer calls it flatly: "The dysfunction is getting worse." In March, the Senate passed a DHS funding bill at 2 a.m. — only for House members who were literally asleep to wake up and reject it. The department remains unfunded. Leaders are governing by exhaustion, forcing votes in the dead of night to override objections. This isn't democracy — it's survival mode. apnews.com/article/congress-ho
    #Congress #Senate #USPolitics #Government #Dysfunction #BreakingNews #Democracy #CapitolHill #JohnKennedy #BudgetCrisis

  2. Congress is broken — and the proof is in the timestamps. Senators are routinely voting past 3 a.m., half-asleep, on issues that affect millions of Americans. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer calls it flatly: "The dysfunction is getting worse." In March, the Senate passed a DHS funding bill at 2 a.m. — only for House members who were literally asleep to wake up and reject it. The department remains unfunded. Leaders are governing by exhaustion, forcing votes in the dead of night to override objections. This isn't democracy — it's survival mode. apnews.com/article/congress-ho
    #Congress #Senate #USPolitics #Government #Dysfunction #BreakingNews #Democracy #CapitolHill #JohnKennedy #BudgetCrisis

  3. Congress is broken — and the proof is in the timestamps. Senators are routinely voting past 3 a.m., half-asleep, on issues that affect millions of Americans. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer calls it flatly: "The dysfunction is getting worse." In March, the Senate passed a DHS funding bill at 2 a.m. — only for House members who were literally asleep to wake up and reject it. The department remains unfunded. Leaders are governing by exhaustion, forcing votes in the dead of night to override objections. This isn't democracy — it's survival mode. apnews.com/article/congress-ho
    #Congress #Senate #USPolitics #Government #Dysfunction #BreakingNews #Democracy #CapitolHill #JohnKennedy #BudgetCrisis

  4. Congress is broken — and the proof is in the timestamps. Senators are routinely voting past 3 a.m., half-asleep, on issues that affect millions of Americans. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer calls it flatly: "The dysfunction is getting worse." In March, the Senate passed a DHS funding bill at 2 a.m. — only for House members who were literally asleep to wake up and reject it. The department remains unfunded. Leaders are governing by exhaustion, forcing votes in the dead of night to override objections. This isn't democracy — it's survival mode. apnews.com/article/congress-ho
    #Congress #Senate #USPolitics #Government #Dysfunction #BreakingNews #Democracy #CapitolHill #JohnKennedy #BudgetCrisis

  5. Congress is broken — and the proof is in the timestamps. Senators are routinely voting past 3 a.m., half-asleep, on issues that affect millions of Americans. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer calls it flatly: "The dysfunction is getting worse." In March, the Senate passed a DHS funding bill at 2 a.m. — only for House members who were literally asleep to wake up and reject it. The department remains unfunded. Leaders are governing by exhaustion, forcing votes in the dead of night to override objections. This isn't democracy — it's survival mode. apnews.com/article/congress-ho
    #Congress #Senate #USPolitics #Government #Dysfunction #BreakingNews #Democracy #CapitolHill #JohnKennedy #BudgetCrisis

  6. Global Debt Soars, Fueling Fiscal Reckoning Fears

    Global government debt hits $111 trillion by 2025. Find out how this affects budgets and what countries might do next. Learn about higher costs and risks.

    #GlobalDebt, #BudgetCrisis, #FiscalPolicy, #EconomicNews, #GovernmentSpending

    newsletter.tf/global-debt-reac

  7. “Showdown in the Senate.”
    A decisive Monday vote will test Washington’s ability to govern - and determine how the shutdown ends.
    Full breakdown of who’s voting, why, and what’s next:
    mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025

    #Senate #Shutdown #GovernmentShutdown #USPolitics #Trump #BudgetCrisis

  8. The government reopens.
    But trust remains broken.
    Inside the 40-day shutdown that tested America’s democracy - and the bipartisan deal that pulled it back from collapse.

    🔗 mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025

    #GovernmentShutdown #USPolitics #Trump #SenateVote #BudgetCrisis

  9. America’s government stands still-frozen by gridlock, brinkmanship, and fear.
    Inside the Senate’s dramatic shutdown vote, Trump’s leverage, and the Democrats who broke ranks.

    Read: mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025

    #GovernmentShutdown #USPolitics #Trump #SenateVote #BudgetCrisis

  10. He's bluffing. Stay strong Chuck!

    The White House has warned federal agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress fails to reach a funding deal before next Wednesday, the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. In a memo from the Office of Management and Budget, agencies without alternative funding sources—and “not consistent with the President’s priorities”—were told to consider issuing reduction-in-force notices to employees. While past shutdowns led to temporary furloughs, this memo suggests permanent job losses could be on the table, raising the stakes as Congress negotiates a budget. The move is seen as added pressure, especially on Democrats, to make a deal to keep the government open. cnbc.com/2025/09/25/trump-gove #GovernmentShutdown #FederalJobs #Congress #WhiteHouse #BudgetCrisis

  11. Shovel $5 trillion onto the debt with no clear way to pay for it? Should we be worried? Surely they’ll do the right thing… right? #USPol #GOP #BudgetCrisis #DebtCeiling #Economy

    The ‘Significant Risk’ That Re...

  12. #Colorado’s Democratic majority in both chambers (43-22 in the State House and 23-12 in the #RockyMountainState Senate), faces a #budgetcrisis shortfall of at least $670 million, and trouble afoot in #WashingtonDC where they fear wrath of #Republicans, rallied by a #DJT victory and now holding political power with malice in all three branches of federal #government..

    enews.denverpost.com/q/e3b2fFo

  13. BTW, re. #OpenScience in times of #BudgetCrisis : Wouldn’t it be a great time to leave #BigTech ‘s software behind and move to #FreeAndOpen software?

  14. #McCarthy on #FtN just blamed #Democrats for the #BudgetCrisis that is pushing us towards a #Shutdown.

    #FtN's host has to point out to him that it was #Democrats who came to his rescue last night while NINETY Republicans voted for a Shutdown. 🤦‍♂️

  15. Southern California's #NonProfit
    #NPR affiliate which pulls in around $40m a year in revenues just laid off 10% of its staff, including 9 SAG-AFTRA #UnionMembers. The lower wage laid off at #LAist are questioning why the previous #CEO is still getting half a million a year 3 yrs after being ousted while the new CEO is defending his 56% #PayIncrease amidst a supposed #BudgetCrisis

    laist.com/news/scpr-to-cut-mor

  16. Southern California's #NonProfit
    #NPR affiliate which pulls in around $40m a year in revenues just laid off 10% of its staff, including 9 SAG-AFTRA #UnionMembers. The lower wage laid off at #LAist are questioning why the previous #CEO is still getting half a million a year 3 yrs after being ousted while the new CEO is defending his 56% #PayIncrease amidst a supposed #BudgetCrisis

    laist.com/news/scpr-to-cut-mor

  17. Southern California's #NonProfit
    #NPR affiliate which pulls in around $40m a year in revenues just laid off 10% of its staff, including 9 SAG-AFTRA #UnionMembers. The lower wage laid off at #LAist are questioning why the previous #CEO is still getting half a million a year 3 yrs after being ousted while the new CEO is defending his 56% #PayIncrease amidst a supposed #BudgetCrisis

    laist.com/news/scpr-to-cut-mor

  18. Southern California's #NonProfit
    #NPR affiliate which pulls in around $40m a year in revenues just laid off 10% of its staff, including 9 SAG-AFTRA #UnionMembers. The lower wage laid off at #LAist are questioning why the previous #CEO is still getting half a million a year 3 yrs after being ousted while the new CEO is defending his 56% #PayIncrease amidst a supposed #BudgetCrisis

    laist.com/news/scpr-to-cut-mor

  19. Southern California's #NonProfit
    #NPR affiliate which pulls in around $40m a year in revenues just laid off 10% of its staff, including 9 SAG-AFTRA #UnionMembers. The lower wage laid off at #LAist are questioning why the previous #CEO is still getting half a million a year 3 yrs after being ousted while the new CEO is defending his 56% #PayIncrease amidst a supposed #BudgetCrisis

    laist.com/news/scpr-to-cut-mor