Politics News Once Again Democrats Are Caught In The Trump Trap

Democrats set a shutdown snare for Trump, but may walk into his trap instead

In classic shutdown politics, this might have laid a decisive trap for their Republican opponents, as the human cost of the showdown mounts to create a political imperative for th ... Read More

Democrats hold the line, dismissing Trump’s threats as the shutdown stretches into its third week

As the third week of the government shutdown drags on, Democrats remain defiant, rejecting President Donald Trump’s attempts to intimidate them through mass federal worker firings and threats of more ... Read More

‘Disastrous’: The Washington Post Warns Democrats They’ve Walked Into Trump’s ‘Trap’

The Washington Post warned Democrats that they've walked into President Donald Trump's "shutdown trap" in a Wednesday morning editorial. Read More

Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by Trump’s threats as the shutdown enters a third week

The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings ... Read More

Don’t Blame the Democrats for Trump’s Revenge Tour

When Republicans find themselves unable to defend something Donald Trump has done, they tend to look for a way to turn the blame onto his opponents. So it is with the president’s prosecutorial rampage ... Read More

Trump Renews Threat to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ During Shutdown

The president said his administration was “closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again.” He promised to release a list of programs by Friday. Read More

Washington Post warns Democrats may have walked into Trump 'trap' over government shutdown

The Washington Post editorial board wrote Wednesday that the Democratic Party may have been led into a "trap" by its far-left wing for refusing to avert a government shutdown. In its latest editorial, ... Read More

Washington Post editorial board warns Democrats walking into ‘shutdown trap’

The editorial board of The Washington Post is warning that progressive Democrats are leading the party into a “shutdown trap.” In an op-ed published Wednesday morning, the board noted that Democrats ... Read More

Democrats box themselves into a shutdown; hand keys to Trump

While the country keeps a weary eye on the latest spectacle on Capitol Hill, some D C establishments are trying to have a little fun with the government shutdown ... Read More

Democrats at a big disadvantage in shutdown as Trump starts slashing their programs

The Democrats are taking a big gamble by going along with a government shutdown, one that they will probably lose. The most important reason is that President Trump has a giant megaphone. Hakeem ... Read More

New poll: Here’s how many Americans blame Trump for government shutdown

President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for the ongoing shutdown of the federal government — but who do Americans blame? A new flash poll from The Washington Post found that “significantly” more ... Read More

‘Disastrous’: The Washington Post Warns Democrats They’ve Walked Into Trump’s ‘Trap’

The Washington Post warned Democrats that they’ve walked into President Donald Trump’s “shutdown trap” in a Wednesday morning editorial. Under the headline, “Democrats just marched into a shutdown ... Read More