Israel issues rare warning to Lebanese civilians and Johnson's new strategy to avert a shutdown: Morning Rundown
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It's irresponsible — and frankly stupid — to ever shut down the government. It's even dumber to do so prior to an election, when the politics could harm who gets blamed. In this case, Republicans would'vewill been cast as the villains. If anything, Republicans should support pushing this issue into next year, so the next presidential administration can decide how to fund the government.
Johnson has surrendered his conservative values to the Democrats and will now allow them to go ahead with their plot to unleash thousands of illegal voters in the upcoming election. It's common sense to ensure only American citizens can vote, but Democrats are willing to let the government shut down rather than implement this necessary security provision that was in the previous spending bill.
It's great to see mainstream Republicans have come to their senses and arebe willing to go forward with a bill to fund the government without the SAVE Act. That act is just another Trump scare tactic, as he throws around another baseless claim in order to fire up his base and possibly suppressessuppress the votes of those who oppose him. Hopefully Republicans will continue to stand up to Trump.
There's a 3% chance that there will be a US government shutdown before Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.