The Democratic-controlled Senate plans to vote on a stopgap funding bill with bipartisan support that would keep the federal government operating after current money runs out at midnight on Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday), giving negotiators more time to agree on full-year spending numbers.

Hill: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4223018-congress-shutdown-live-updates/

Guardian piece on what it means to folks

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/what-government-shutdown-means-2023

Thousands of federal workers go on furlough and lose pay
Bodies that perform safety inspections like USDA can’t perform jobs
Head Start, a federally funded program, can be cut off for thousands of kids

Senate has bipartisan plan to make 7 week bridge, meanwhile in the House a plan to have Borbert flash the Chinese to just maybe forgive some of the debt payments

House finally able to get through a vote to allow for debate - just debate, not passing a bill

1995, 2013, 2019 - Government shutdowns, all of which came from GOP controlled house

Missouri Impacts: https://missouriindependent.com/2023/09/20/a-disaster-nears-millions-of-federal-workers-paychecks-would-be-on-hold-in-a-shutdown/

There are 36,181 civilian federal employees in Missouri who would be impacted by a government shutdown

Whiteman AFB, major disruptions with our huge local base

Biden Stands In Solidarity With Labor

-On Tuesday Sept 26 Biden went to Michigan to stand with UAW members on the picket line

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/biden-joins-uaw-strike-update-detroit

-Some theorize that Biden’s problems are deeper than surface level superficial issues

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-issue-that-s-a-bigger-problem-for-biden-than-his-age/ar-AA1heXQA

From article: But the comparison that my colleague Gabriel Debenedetti described earlier this year as old versus crazy may not tell the whole story, two highly influential new national polls suggest. The drag on Joe Biden’s reelection prospects may have as much to do with persistently dark perceptions of the economy as with concerns about a president who would turn 86 before a second term ended.

-Biden holds steady on approval

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/?ex_cid=abcpromo

Dem primary Biden has absolute choke hold

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-d/2024/national/

Side note: Hawley put on his “I’m a real boy” Green shirt and boots again to pretend like he sides with labor after a legacy of supporting right to work

https://x.com/HawleyMO/status/1706414217241248051?s=20

GOP Undercard Continues To Shuffle - Big Debate Tonight

Debate Stage

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/politics/second-republican-debate-line-up/index.html

DeSantis, Haley, Scott, Ramaswamy, Pence, Christi and… DOUG BURGUM! All make the stage

Sean, sorry to say Asa is out
Trump is skipping debate, because of course he is

At this point it appears Trump will either be THE candidate for the GOP or a convict, and possibly both

DeSantis appears done, struggling now in his own state

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/25/ron-desantis-florida-republicans-presidential-campaign-poll?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Trump’s lead holds as the also-rans disperse further

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/

Trump Cleared of All Wrongdoing and Reinstated As President… sorry, I read that wrong, Trump was found guilty of Fraud in a New York civil case.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/trump-organization-business-fraud

https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-finds-trump-liable-fraud-new-york-civil-case-2023-09-26/

The Federalist - spot calls on Larry Hogan and Chris Christie to run for Senate

https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/26/if-larry-hogan-and-chris-christie-care-about-the-country-they-should-run-for-senate-not-president/

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