Looks like the Schumer Shutdown has collapsed:
The Senate voted to break the shutdown stalemate Sunday, paving the way for the government to reopen as soon as later this week.
The 60-40 vote to take the first step toward ending the shutdown came hours after enough Democrats agreed to support a package that would fund multiple agencies and programs for the full fiscal year, and all others until Jan. 30, 2026.
Failing to maintain his filibuster is bad news for Chuck Schumer:
The eight critical votes that advanced a short-term spending package on Sunday evening and put the government on the path to re-opening also tore the seams of Democratic Party unity, bringing scrutiny to its shutdown strategy and leadership.
This makes it more likely Schumer will be primaried into oblivion by a radical like AOC. However, his tactic of withholding food as leverage remains viable. Consider Connecticut:
About one in four Connecticut households has used the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at some point, and most adults in the state want to see the program strengthened, not weakened, a new survey shows.
Coercively subsidized food isn’t just for the “underprivileged” anymore:
More than one in 10 Connecticut adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher say they or someone in their household has received SNAP, as do more than one in 10 who have incomes between $100,000 and $200,000.
The more people get used to others being forced to pay for their food, the more of a stranglehold Democrats can achieve by withholding SNAP freebies. Their ill-informed base will be sure to blame Republicans thanks to reporting like this:
Chicago SNAP recipient blames Trump for not getting his $300 in monthly benefits during the government shutdown: “Trump don’t wanna release [the money]…we gotta starve out here—and he did it at the time of Thanksgiving.”
The American welfare state is a national embarrassment. pic.twitter.com/b8pQFaL5LI
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) November 10, 2025
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