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Donald Trump’s Shutdown Power Play The President learned in 2019 how to undercut Congress in a funding fight, and he’s been making the same move ever since.

Trump’s shutdown isn’t just brinkmanship — it’s a power play designed to undercut Congress and rewrite the rules of governance. ⚠️

Coffee prices spike 21% in 1 year due to tariffs, impacting local shops: "It's a big unknown" "Now that prices are changed, we're in a wait-and-see. Do people start drinking less? Do people start going out less? What happens to traffic counts? Does this still financially work? It's a big unknown," said Peter Poire-Odegard, who owns Roots Roasting in St. Paul.

Thanks to Republicans’ tariffs, coffee is 21% more expensive than it was a year ago. ☕💸

What will new furniture, pharmaceutical tariffs mean for prices? Experts weigh in President Trump unveiled new tariffs on some consumer goods this week.

Housing is already way too expensive.

Trump’s new tariffs on cabinets and furniture will make the problem even worse.

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

Trump’s regime is deploying unaccountable masked men into the hearts of our communities to spread fear.

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Mike Johnson cancels more House votes in escalation of shutdown strategy Johnson signaled the House will remain out of session until Senate Democrats fold.

While Republicans play political games to prolong their Trump Shutdown, Democrats will be in DC to do their jobs and try to get the government back to work.

Urge your Democratic senators to keep fighting to stop health insurance costs from doubling this winter: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

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What To Know About Trump’s Potential $10 Billion Farmer Bailout Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said information on “substantial support” for farmers would be released next week.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are devastating American farmers by making it impossible for them to export their crops.

Now, Trump wants to use our tax dollars to give farmers a multi-billion dollar bailout – to fix a problem he caused in the first place! 💸 www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

The Trump Administration is using their government shutdown as an excuse to terminate hundreds of clean energy projects around the country.

This hurts our climate, kills good-paying jobs, and spikes our electric bills. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Trump caused this shutdown by refusing to negotiate for months and by refusing to protect health care for millions of Americans.

Trump is using the government shutdown as a staging ground to centralize power — firing personnel, cutting funds, and sidestepping institutions. Democracy itself is the real casualty. 💥” #Project2025 #ExecutiveOverreach

Trump’s new tariffs will slam America’s already brutal housing crisis October’s “kitchen cabinet” tax will affect homebuyers and renters alike.

Trump’s new tariffs will slam an already brutal housing crisis. By raising costs for key materials like cabinets, furniture & construction goods, they threaten affordability for renters and homebuyers alike.

Donald Trump’s approval rating shifts after ‘string of bad polls’ Newsweek's tracker shows that Trump's net approval rating now stands at -11 points.

Trump’s approval rating is taking a hit after a run of bad polling. ⬇️

(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN

The Senate is expected to vote today on the GOP’s cruel government funding proposal and Democrats’ alternative, which would protect our healthcare.

Our Democratic senators need to hear from us. Urge them to keep holding the line to safeguard healthcare for millions: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

(above images of Trump, Mike Johnson, and Mark Zuckerberg) Republicans, in July: Pay for billionaires’ tax cuts by cutting Medicaid Also Republicans, in Sept: Cut health care or we’ll shut down the government! It’s clear that they work for billionaires—not for us.

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A new report from Michigan’s State Department of Agriculture shows that Trump’s tariffs are raising food prices for Michiganders. www.ironcountyreporter.com/stories/mdar...

Thanks to Republicans’ tariffs, coffee is 21% more expensive than it was a year ago. ☕💸 www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

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U.S. government shuts down as Trump and Congress fail to reach a funding deal It's unclear how long the shutdown will last, with the parties nowhere near an agreement. Democrats want health care money, while Republicans insist they won't be held "hostage.”

🚨 The government shutdown is now underway as Congress and Trump fail to reach a deal — millions impacted, stakes rising. #Shutdown2025 #WashingtonCrisis

Trump Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain for Democrats and Move Forward With Layoffs The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.

🚨 The White House is using the shutdown as leverage — freezing funds and threatening fallout as a form of political punishment.

Small Businesses Wither Under Trump’s Tariffs: ‘It’s Hard to Breathe’ Import duties are posing a challenge to some smaller companies, which fear that raising prices to cover higher costs will drive away customers.

The NYT reports that Trump’s new tariffs are crushing small businesses—adding yet another hurdle to Main Street’s recovery. Read the full story:

Trump plans to bail out farmers — using tariff revenue, not Congress — to cushion the damage from his own trade battles. 🇺🇸🌾 www.politico.com/new...

What is Trump's approval rating? What polls said ahead of government shutdown President Donald Trump has been in office for more than 8 months, and after an initial drop, his approval rating has been steady over several months.

Trump’s approval rating hits a rough patch as the government shutdown continues. 📉
#Polling #Shutdown #2025Politics

Trump is weaponizing the shutdown — freezing funding and punishing states that didn’t vote for him. 🇺🇸🔒 #ShutdownPolitics #BlueAmerica www.politico.com/new...

Trump said he's meeting with co-architect of Project 2025 Russ Vought despite denying any knowledge of it.

Safe abortion is a human right. #InternationalSafeAbortionDay

South Carolina Republicans are holding a hearing on October 1 on a bill that would treat abortion care as homicide. Providers could be charged with a felony and face up to 30 years in prison for providing reproductive care, and they could lose their license.

Tell your Senators to vote NO on any spending bill that doesn’t fix the health care crisis they created.

Remind them who they work for. Link below.

https://act.reproductivefreedomforall.org/a/tell-senate-fix-health-care-crisis

Make no mistake: a shutdown is coming, not because it has to — but because Republicans would rather play politics than do their jobs, fix the health care crisis, and fund our government responsibly. Grateful to @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social for leading this fight.

Sen. Ossoff on the human consequences of Trump's budget law.