"The federal government is set to shut down this week unless seven Senate Democrats join all 53 Republican senators to overcome a procedural threshold to fund the government beyond that day. In March, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took heat from the Democratic base for helping Republicans pass a six-month spending bill in exchange for nothing. That legislation is now set to expire on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. Schumer has said he wants any spending bill to include an extension of Covid-era healthcare premium subsidies, which are scheduled to expire at the end of the year."
"Schumer and Jeffries met with Trump at the White House on Monday before emerging to address reporters. Hours later, Trump posted an altered video of the two men, with Jeffries wearing a sombrero and AI Schumer stating, We have no voters left because of all of our woke, trans bullsh*t. Not even Black people want to vote for us anymore. Even Latinos hate us. Jeffries did not speak in the video. In response, the minority leader posted an authentic photo of Trump with deceased trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The minority leader simply wrote, This is real."
"Yeah, Leader Schumer and I will have more to say about this issue, Jeffries responded. But again, this is all designed to be a malignant distraction from people who are determined to continue to rip healthcare away from the American people. And Democrats are resolved to stand up for it. They are lying about what we're asking to do."
The federal government faces a potential shutdown this week unless seven Senate Democrats join all 53 Republican senators to clear a procedural threshold to fund the government beyond Wednesday. A six-month spending bill passed in March is set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Chuck Schumer wants any new spending bill to include an extension of Covid-era healthcare premium subsidies due to expire at year-end. Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries met with President Trump, who later posted an AI-altered video caricaturing both men with inflammatory false remarks. Jeffries posted an authentic photo of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and called the altered video a malignant distraction aimed at undermining healthcare protections.
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