Jeffries Rips Democrats Over Deal to Reopen Government

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed anger over an emerging deal with Republicans to reopen the federal government after his party kept it closed for more than 40 days.

“House Democrats have consistently maintained that bipartisan legislation that funds the government must also decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis,” Jefferies said in a statement.

“For seven weeks, Democrats in the House and Senate have waged a valiant fight on behalf of the American people,” the statement continued. “It now appears that Senate Republicans will send the House of Representatives a spending bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

“As a result of the Republican refusal to address the healthcare crisis that they have created, tens of millions of everyday Americans are going to see their costs skyrocket. Many will not be able to afford a doctor when they or their children need one,” it continued.

“America is far too expensive. We will not support spending legislation advanced by Senate Republicans that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. We will fight the GOP bill in the House of Representatives, where Mike Johnson will be compelled to end the seven-week Republican taxpayer-funded vacation,” it said.The statement concluded: “Donald Trump and the Republican Party own the toxic mess they have created in our country and the American people know it.”

Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, with zero Republican votes in 2010, which included hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer-provided subsidies. At the time, they claimed that the ACA would “fix” healthcare and keep costs down, neither of which came true.

Also, Democrats have consistently voted to keep the government shut down for nearly a month and a half, thereby depriving tens of millions of Americans SNAP and other benefits, as well as paychecks for millions of federal workers and U.S. military personnel.

The Senate made a huge step toward reopening the government on Sunday night when several chamber Democrats gave in and joined Republicans in their effort to adopt a new proposal to end the closure.

As the day wore on, it became more and more evident that the shutdown, which was now in its 41th day as of Monday, would be coming to an end after senators revealed a bipartisan bundle of spending bills that they intended to attach to a modified plan to reopen the government.

Eight Democrats in the Senate voted with Republicans to end the shutdown, which was the first stage in the GOP-led plan. Many of the legislators who broke away from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., were part of conversations between Republicans and Democrats over the past few weeks.

Senators Angus King (I-Maine), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the second most powerful Democrat in the Senate, were among those who sided with the plan.

“The question was, does the shutdown further the goal of achieving some needed support for the extension of the tax credits? Our judgment was that it will not,” King said. “It would not produce that result. And the evidence for that is almost seven weeks of fruitless attempts to make that happen.”

Schumer and other Senate Democrats have said for weeks that they would only vote to reopen the government if there was a real deal to extend Obamacare subsidies that were about to run out. But several of them caved to Republicans on Sunday, making the last seven weeks essentially a fruitless exercise in political gamesmanship.

She Doesn’t Eat, Doesn’t Drink, Just Holds His Photo and Cries

“She Doesn’t Eat, Doesn’t Drink, Just Holds His Photo and Cries” — Mother of Charlie Kirk Reveals Daughter-in-Law’s Devastating Grief Since Tragic Death

 

Erika Frantzve Kirk is trying to cope with a painful loss.

One day after her husband Charlie Kirk was shot dead at age 31 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University, President 

Donald Trump shared that he’s spoken to Erika about the tragedy and provided an update on how she’s feeling.

As he told reporters on Sept. 11, per CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins, “She’s absolutely devastated.”

While Erika—who shares a 3-year-old daughter and a 15-month-old son whose names have not been publicly revealed with the conservative activist—has been in contact with the POTUS, she has yet to speak publicly on Charlie’s fatal shooting, which occurred after a suspect fired a gunshot from a building about 200 yards away from where her partner was speaking at the Orem, Utah, school.

Charlie was taken to a hospital shortly after, a spokesperson for the university told NBC News, but Trump confirmed he had died later that day. (A suspect is not in custody in connection with the attack.)

However, dozens of Charlie’s loved ones and other notable figures have spoken out since his passing, including Barack Obama, Chris Pratt, Kamala Harris and Savannah Chrisley.

“I can’t believe I’m even writing these words,” Savannah, who was a longtime friend of Charlie and a member of his conservative youth advocacy group Turning Point USA, wrote on Instagram Sept 10. “Charlie Kirk changed my life…he brought me into the Turning Point family this past year, and I was supposed to be standing next to him at every college this October. Instead, I sit here with a broken heart, devastated beyond words.”

Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr. shared a heartfelt note about his close bond with the right-wing influencer.

“Charlie wasn’t just a friend—he was like a little brother to me—and to millions of people around the world,” the 47-year-old son of Trump and late ex 

Ivana Trump wrote in a statement on X Sept. 10. “He was a true inspiration.”

Describing Charlie’s passing as “horrible” and “heartbreaking,” he added, “We’ve lost a leader, a fighter, and a man whose character and conviction were rare. Too rare. To think that his life was cut short by a brutal, heinous, evil act is beyond comprehension.”

For more stars who have reacted to Charlie’s passing, keep reading.

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“CHARLIE KIRK’S WIFE COLLAPSED IN A SCREAM – A Bullet Through Her Husband’s Neck Left Her Two Young Children Losing Their Father, Her Parents Losing Their Son, and the Whole of America in Shock!” The moment Charlie Kirk was shot in front of hundreds of students, his young wife collapsed on the spot, her heart bleeding in indescribable pain. Her two young children lost their father forever. Her elderly parents were stunned when their son was taken away by senseless violence. The whole of America was shocked by a brutal assassination, where a family was torn apart in an instant. This is the pain that makes millions of people unable to hold back their tears.

 

POLITICAL activist Charlie Kirk’s last words before being fatally shot during a debate event in Utah have emerged.

The Conservative activist, 31, was doing a Q&A at Utah Valley University in Orem when a single shot was fired at him on Wednesday afternoon.

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a debate in UtahCredit: AP:Associated Press

Kirk, a father of two, was hosting an event for Turning Point USA, a nonprofit he founded at 18 which works with conservative youth on college campuses, when he was struck.

The event was previously described as a “high-energy evening featuring a candid conversation about conservative values.”

A video circulating on social media shows the activist speaking from a tent with “The American Comeback” written on it as gunfire rang out.

Moments before he was shot, Kirk was discussing gun violence throughout the country.

“Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” one audience member asked Kirk.

“Counting or not counting gang violence,” he replied before being cut off by the gunshot.

FBI director Kash Patel said in a statement on X that the person responsible for the shooting had been arrested.

However, when asked about the statement, Utah officials said that a person of interest was being interviewed.

Chilling footage showed Kirk recoil back to his left and fall into his chair.

Blood could be seen pouring down from his neck as the crowd began to panic.

Attendees screamed and chaotically fled the stage area after Kirk collapsed.

Witness Justin Higgens told NBC News that he saw the speaker get hit by the bullet.

“We heard a big loud shot, I saw a bunch of blood come out of Charlie, I saw his body kind of kick back and go limp, and everybody dropped to the ground,” Hickens said.

As people began to dash for the exit, Hickens said he felt safe as no more gunshots rang out after Kirk was hit.

“I kind of turned around and all of a sudden I saw officers walking with this very elderly gentleman with white hair,” Hickens said.

“They had him arrested, they had him on his knees and he was screaming about his rights and all that stuff.

“They cuffed him and put him away.”

Witness Tyler McGettigan also told NBC News that there was no security going into the event.

“I was expecting when I got here that I’d have to pass through some kind of security, but that just wasn’t a thing,” McGettigan said.

“No one checked the barcode or the QR code. There was no checkpoint to get in. It was literally, anyone could walk in if they wanted.”

DECLARED DEAD

Donald Trump confirmed the death of his longtime friend on social media.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” he posted.

“He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

Kirk leaves behind his wife Erika and their two young children, a one-year-old son and a daughter who turned three just weeks ago.

Initial statements reported that Kirk was in critical condition as he was being treated at a local hospital.

“[Kirk] is in the hospital, and we are praying for him at this time,” Turning Point USA initially confirmed to NBC News.