The federal government has been shut down for over a month, and political finger-pointing has persisted since it began. Republicans claim that they have passed clean continuing resolutions that get blocked in the Senate, while Democrats argue that Republicans and President Donald Trump are refusing to negotiate, particularly over the issue of expanded Obamacare subsidies. [.].
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President Donald Trump got a flashing warning sign in the GOP’s drubbing around the country last night, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote on Wednesday morning specifically, that Democrats have rallied around beating Trump on one of the main issues that won him the 2024 election in the first place.”Democrats are turning the tables on affordability, especially when they steer clear of leftist cultural snares,” wrote the board. All wings of the party, from the more center-left gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, to progressive leftists like Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor race, ran on cost of living, inflation, and tackling housing expenses which throws a glaring spotlight on Trump, who ran on many of those issues last year and has seen many stagnate or get worse on his watch.”It’s telling that Ms. Sherrill tried to claim the mantle of affordability, promising to freeze utility rates, while attacking Mr. Ciattarelli as ‘High Tax Jack,’ based on a deceptive video clip,” wrote the board. “If Democrats can convince voters they’re a better bet for getting ahead economically, the GOP is in trouble in 2026. President Trump’s tariffs aren’t helping. Neither is the 3% inflation still eating away at the earnings and the raises of American workers.”The board, which has been sounding the alarm for months on Trump’s tariff plans, said things aren’t likely to get much better for the GOP as the 2026 midterm cycle ramps up.”This time Democrats had the advantage of rallying voters upset at President Trump. Exit polls showed Mr. Trump’s approval rating at 44% in New Jersey and 42% in Virginia. The era of MAGA triumphalism should be over,” wrote the board. The only possible comfort for traditional Republicans, they said, is that, Mamdani and his pledges of rent freezes and free bus service notwithstanding, “Democrats can see a model of electoral success that isn’t rooted in radicalism.”In short, they concluded, “The challenge for Republicans is that Democrats outside New York may be learning from their 2024 defeat.”.
Herald readers sound off on the health insurance issue at the heart of the shutdown and the impact of climate change.
Polls have closed in Virginia where voters were deciding a history-making race for governor Tuesday that will serve as a barometer of attitudes toward President Donald Trump and Democrats’ attempts to regain their footing on the national stage.
An appellate court commands Judge Aileen Cannon to rule on the special counsel’s final report, which is under lock and key.
President Donald Trump issued a stern demand to Republican lawmakers Tuesday, one that if not met, could result in the GOP facing an electoral catastrophe in the upcoming midterm elections.“The Democrats are far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election, if we don’t do the Termination of the Filibuster (The Nuclear Option!), because it will be impossible for Republicans to get Common Sense Policies done with these Crazed Democrat Lunatics being able to block everything by withholding their votes,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.“FOR THREE YEARS, NOTHING WILL BE PASSED, AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE BLAMED. Elections, including the Midterms, will be rightfully brutal. If we do terminate the Filibuster, we will get EVERYTHING approved, like no Congress in History.”Trump has demanded recently that GOP lawmakers to eliminate the filibuster a procedural rule in the Senate that allows members to block a measure that receives less than 60 votes as a means to re-open the government, which as of Tuesday has been closed for 35 days, tying the record for the longest shutdown in U. S. history. Republicans, however, have remained hesitant to do so, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who openly defied Trump’s request, though does not hold the authority to eliminate the Senate filibuster regardless.“TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER NOW, END THE RIDICULOUS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN, MOST IMPORTANTLY, PASS EVERY WONDERFUL REPUBLICAN POLICY THAT WE HAVE DREAMT OF, FOR YEARS, BUT NEVER GOTTEN,” Trump wrote. “WE WILL BE THE PARTY THAT CANNOT BE BEATEN THE SMART PARTY!!!”.
Trump is incapable of allowing tensions and stresses to ease without creating new ones. Case in point: After meeting with China’s president Xi Jinping this past week, he announces that China and the United States the largest and second-largest economies in the world will de-escalate the trade war. Sounds good, I suppose (until you realize that the two nations are now back to where they were before Trump created the trade war in the first place). Not content to calm any waters, Trump also announces that the United States will immediately restart nuclear weapons testing, after not doing so for more than 30 years. Why? He doesn’t explain except to say “other nations” are doing so. (None of the world’s three major military powers has conducted a nuclear weapons test since 1996, but they will if the U. S. resumes.)The mad would-be king cannot abide even a moment of calm. He thrives on crises, emergencies, chaos, disarray all of which give him more power, if we let them. He refuses to fund SNAP (food stamps) during this government shutdown, although Congress set aside funds to do just that. He won’t extend Obamacare subsidies. His tariffs are killing farmers and small businesses. To say nothing of his violent ICE raids, his criminal prosecutions of political foes, his “war” on Venezuela. In every sphere of our lives, he is ramping up the stress. How should we cope with this Trump chaos? Not by ignoring the news. This only plays into Trump’s playbook: He figures he can cause even more mayhem if we’re not paying attention. Not by pretending that none of this matters. It does matter. Denial only weakens our resolve. Certainly not by falling into despair or hopelessness. That’s what Trump and his ilk want more than anything. Hopelessness is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Then he wins it all. We cope by becoming stronger. We demonstrate, as we did October 18 in record numbers and as we’ll do again in even larger numbers. We call our members of Congress. Appear at their town halls. Protect vulnerable people in our community. Organize for the midterms. We also pace ourselves. Stay abreast of the news but don’t try to read everything that’s coming at us. Take a break from time to time. We keep ourselves and others apprised of positive things that are happening: the likelihood that California’s Proposition 50 will pass on Tuesday, that Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York, that Virginia and New Jersey will elect Democrats. We’re grateful for the courage and resolve of our nation’s judges (including some who were appointed by Trump) in stopping his vicious and illegal rampages. We note the downward lurch in Trump’s poll numbers, largely as a result of his insane economic policies. Even Trump voters are turning on him. We keep the faith in America’s ideals. We stay as close as we can to our loved ones and dearest friends. And we celebrate small and noble acts of decency, wherever they occur. Robert Reich is a professor of public policy at Berkeley and former secretary of labor. His writings can be found at.
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