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Crookie Award For FAIL Of The Year: Trump's Government Shutdown

Yeah so much has happened this year, we almost forgot that 2019 began in the middle of a government shutdown that ended when Trump caved on "The Wall" in January, 2019.

Senate Republicans Go Through The Motions Of Pretending That They'll Stand Up To Trump On The Budget

It's July, so it's time for Congress to start worrying about the next government shutdown threat from Donald Trump, and time for Republicans to pretend like they'll take a stand against him.

Whoops! Hannity Flip Flopped On Border Spending Bill

Hannity Now Supports The ‘Garbage Compromise’ On Border Security? Of course, he does!

Mike Murphy: GOP Is In 'Toddler Management Business'

GOP consultant Mike Murphy says Republicans in Congress are hoping Trump doesn't throw a tantrum between now and a possible government shutdown.

Shutdown Is A Glimpse Of Drowned Government

The government shutdown was an experiment that proved drowning government in a bathtub is not viable.

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Explains Trump's Lack Of Empathy: 'The President And Many Of His Associates Are Sociopaths'

A Democratic congressman on Sunday accused Donald Trump and some of his associates of being "sociopaths" because they are willing to shut down the government -- at the expense of federal workers -- if Congress refuses to fund a border wall.

Rick Santorum On Reopening Government: 'I Don’t Think It’s A Concession... It Is A Concession, But It’s Not A Cave'

Conservative CNN contributor Rick Santorum admitted on Sunday that Donald Trump had made a "concession" by reopening the government -- less than a second after he claimed that the president had not made any concessions "whatsoever."

'He Didn't Shut It Down': GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Falsely Claims Trump Never Shut Down The Government

The only defense left to Republican leadership is bald-faced lying and gaslighting America to defend how little regard they have for Americans.

'Shameful': CNN's Brooke Baldwin Lays Into Trump

Donald Trump closed the federal government down for 35 days and got NOTHING out of it. He is exactly where he was on December 21st. Brooke Baldwin called him on it Friday afternoon.