House Speaker Mike Johnson (R‑LA) is rejecting a Democrat-backed counterproposal to avoid a government shutdown, calling it “dirty” and packed with partisan demands.
Rep. Katherine Clark (D‑CT), the second-highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, admitted on Thursday that the ongoing government shutdown.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that he will deploy the California National Guard and California Volunteers for what his office described as a "humanitarian mission."
Democrats are stalling efforts to reopen the federal government because they fear retaliation from their far-left base if they vote to end the government shutdown, according to a report from The Hill.