Even the courts in America are starting to get fed up with Democrat policy. And they are turning Washington, D.C. on its head.
Because the Supreme Court gifted Donald Trump a huge victory that sent Democrats spiraling.
Johnson Forces Dems’ Hand in Shutdown Showdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ramped up the pressure on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Friday by axing next week’s legislative slate, stranding lawmakers in their home districts until at least October 14—a masterstroke to expose Democratic intransigence and rally public support for GOP fiscal restraint as the 2025 government shutdown lurches into its second week.
This calculated recess not only saves taxpayer money on empty chambers but shines a spotlight on Senate Democrats’ serial rejection of the House GOP’s sensible stopgap, forcing them to own the chaos from their ivory towers while federal workers and families bear the brunt.
The House was primed for a October 7 return after idling since September 19. Johnson laid it bare to reporters: no deal, no session.
“We passed it, and it’s been rejected by the Senate,” the House speaker told reporters during a news conference. “So the House will come back into session and do its work as soon as Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government. That’s plain and simple.”
Jeffries’ Empty Threat Highlights Dem Disarray
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., blustered during his own Friday presser that he’d drag Democrats back to D.C. next week solo—a hollow flex that two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital was just one arrow in the GOP’s quiver, fine-tuned after the Senate’s predictable no-vote.
For the fourth time Friday, Senate Democrats torpedoed the GOP’s continuing resolution (CR): a no-frills extension of fiscal year 2025 funding levels, plus $88 million in bipartisan bolstering for congressional, White House, and judicial security—measures with cross-aisle backing that could’ve kept paychecks flowing.
Democrats howl over their exclusion from negotiations, but their real gripe is the GOP’s refusal to rubber-stamp enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to lapse end-2025, a pandemic-era handout that’s ballooned costs without delivering promised results.
Their retaliatory CR to October 31? A partisan poison pill undoing Medicaid reforms from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and resurrecting Trump-era defunding of NPR and PBS—classic left-wing payback that Republicans rightly trash as a non-starter.
As Jeffries fumes, Republicans remind voters: Democrats greenlit 13 identical “clean” CRs under Biden, proving their current tantrum is pure power-play hypocrisy.
Epstein Probe Delay Fits GOP’s Prudent Path
The shutdown breather conveniently shelves a contentious push for fresh Jeffrey Epstein DOJ files, dodging a bipartisan discharge petition from Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., that needed one final signature—easily nabbed if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., swears in post-special election.
GOP brass dismisses it as redundant grandstanding, with the House Oversight Committee already dissecting the DOJ’s Epstein bungles under Trump’s watchful eye.
Johnson flagged to Fox News Digital this week that the cross-party bill risks unmasking victims’ private details, a red line for responsible conservatives who prioritize justice without collateral damage.
Schumer twisted the knife at his briefing: “Johnson and the House Republicans care more about protecting the Epstein files than protecting the American people.”
With Trump championing the GOP’s disciplined approach—slashing waste while safeguarding essentials—Johnson’s stand buys time for public pressure to mount on Democrats, ensuring any resolution favors everyday Americans over elite entitlements. As the clock ticks, it’s clear: Republican resolve will break the deadlock, delivering the efficient government voters demanded.