Senator Angus King, I-Maine, pictured here, joined seven Democratic senators in voting to end the shutdown—just as Trump admitted it was hurting Republicans.

The Democratic Shutdown Capitulation: A Perfect and Unnecessary Failure

by Bill Scher November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Once again, an opposition party instigated a shutdown but failed to win a big-time White House concession. It didn’t have to be this way.

Democrats' Government Shutdown Strategy: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, are gambling with government shutdown brinkmanship. But Trump’s plan for mass federal layoffs is proof he won’t negotiate in good faith, and the Democrats need to walk away.

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The Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy Is Bad. Trump’s Is Worse

by Bill Scher September 26, 2025September 25, 2025

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