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Hear me out: Shutdown is Democrats' fault. Own it.

Democrats should have a unified message and as much airtime as they can get. Instead, they're arguing and leaving voters in the dark. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Oct 8 2025

 
A woman walks past a sign indicating the Smithsonian's National Gallery of Art is closed as the federal government continues its shutdown Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Democrats should have a unified message and as much airtime as they can get. Instead, they're arguing and leaving voters in the dark.

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei (not pictured) during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.
 

Forget American farmers. Trump has a plan to save Argentina.

American farmers are an afterthought for Trump in his tariff war, which doesn't seem to be based on much thought at all.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigns for reelection in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, in 2024.
 

They're serious about minting a coin with Trump's face on it

I'm excited the U.S. Treasury is going to ignore dumb things like 'laws' and 'humility' and mint a $1 coin bearing the image of President Trump.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reacts during a press conference on reports of federal deployments in Chicago on Sept. 2, 2025.
 

We've reached the point where states are protecting us from Trump

Let's put things simply: U.S. states are now having to defend themselves against the federal government.

Licensed counselor Kaley Chiles' case against Colorado's Prohibit Conversion Therapy for A Minor is scheduled to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025.
 

She wants to help young people with gender dysphoria. So she sued.

Kaley Chiles' case is the latest in several high-profile cases related to professionals and free speech out of Colorado.

Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025, as the justices hear oral arguments on whether Colorado's ban on providing conversion therapy to minors violates a private therapist's rights to free speech.
 

Defending conversion therapy means ignoring science – again

Conversion therapy has long been debunked. Now the Supreme Court may render bans against it unlawful, paving the way for countless kids to be harmed.

President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon after signing an executive order at the White House to shut down the Department of Education on March 20, 2025. On Oct. 1, nine prominent universities, both private and public institutions, received a letter from the White House urging them to sign an expansive "compact for excellence in higher education" in exchange for preferential access to federal funds.
 

Trump's higher ed compact is the wrong way to fix universities

President Trump is trying to impose an ideological checklist on universities. That's not conservative reform. That's an abuse of power.

People hold photos of hostages in London on Oct. 5, 2025, as they honor the lives lost in the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
 

I support Trump's peace plan, but I'm not sure Hamas can be trusted

President Donald Trump is right to continue to demand that Hamas release the remaining Israeli hostages and negotiate with them until they do.

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