The government shutdown—now entering its unprecedented fifth week—isn’t the result of Republican infighting or conservative obstruction. It’s the deliberate political hostage-taking of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Democrat caucus, who refuse to pass even a short-term spending bill unless it includes extending their Obamacare subsidies. But as the shutdown drags on and Americans grow restless ahead of Thanksgiving, signs are emerging that Schumer’s grip on his own party may finally be breaking.
According to multiple sources on Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans believe they’re close to securing enough Democrat votes to advance a procedural measure that would temporarily fund the government through the holidays—on President Trump’s terms, not Schumer’s. It’s a fragile coalition in the making, but the stakes couldn’t be higher. Families are watching flight cancellations pile up, federal employees are going without pay, and services have been stalled for weeks. The political pressure is mounting, and Democrats are starting to feel the heat.
At the center of the standoff is a straightforward continuing resolution pushed by the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans. It would reopen the government at current spending levels, extend funding for border security, and remove most of the bloated, left-wing earmarks Democrats have been fighting to preserve. Schumer, however, has rejected every iteration—insisting that any deal must include extending the temporary assistance Democrats popped into Obamacare in the Covid era.
In other words, Schumer has chosen to keep the government closed to protect his political priorities and endear himself to a radical leftist base that increasingly despises him. But that strategy appears to be backfiring.
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