Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been waiting for this moment his whole adult life — or that’s what President Trump and the Republican Congressional leadership would like you to believe. As they put it, Vought is a fanatical budget cutter who, once unleashed, cannot be controlled. Who knows what he’ll cut if the Democrats continue to keep the government shut down? Substantial staffing cuts that go beyond the typical shutdown furloughs are “the risk...| Heatmap News
Betting markets say we're probably going to have a government shutdown. It's time to start messaging to win the shutdown. The post Time to Win the Shutdown appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
With an Oct. 1 deadline fast approaching, a government shutdown looks imminent as the House and Senate have not come to an agreement on the fiscal year spending.| CNS Maryland
For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. But Trump’s plan threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical, legal, security and counterintelligence concerns.| AP News
One Nation's newest board member is a longtime GOP political operative who led lobbying for Devon Energy and Koch Industries.| Sludge
The House passed Senate Republicans’ version of the reconciliation package on Thursday...| TPM – Talking Points Memo
The budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago.| AP News
It’s not just what they say over the next few weeks — it’s when they say it.| Heatmap News
Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken expressed a pragmatic point of view in a time of increasing pressure from the populist wing of the Republican Party taking control in Pierre.| Sioux Falls Live
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has amassed a lot of Never Trump support around him. Outgoing Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell groomed Senate Majority Leader Thune for his new role and ensured Thune’s staff is full of Trump hate. Majority Leader Thune’s Chief of Staff, Geoffrey Antell, served as Paul Ryan’s Top Policy Assistant from […]| Loomered
The tightest races in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota history| Rochester Post Bulletin
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called on his party to force a shutdown if Democrats don’t accept a GOP bill to require an ID to register to vote.| Louisiana Illuminator
