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October Surprise 2024

Democratic Underground: Forums for U.S. Liberals and Democrats

The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party controls both chambers of Congress, but it needs Democratic support to pass a bill in the Senate, where 60 votes are required. And the two parties failed to craft a bipartisan bill, with the Senate …