Democrats Playing with Dynamite on Another Shutdown

Saturday, January 31, 2026

President DONALD J. TRUMP and  Senate Democrats now appear to have struck a deal to avert yet another federal shutdown this weekend. But U.S. House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON says Democratic Party brinkmanship was pointless since Congress already funded ICE and DHS through the end of 2026.

Daily Signal White House correspondent ELIZABETH MITCHELL breaks down the political posturing aimed at winning votes in this Fall’s midterm elections.

U.S. Senator TED BUDD (R-NC) applauds President Trump’s decisive actions regarding Iran and Venezuela… as well as the President’s championing of religious freedom around the globe.

DAVID WASSERMAN, senior editor of the Cook Political Report, zeroes-in on erosion of Hispanic and Asian support of the GOP.

And TONY PERKINS’ commentary focuses on violent unrest in Minneapolis….contending that “When shared moral values among Americans are eroded, force alone cannot restore them.”  All that and more on our latest edition of THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL with Tony Perkins.

More here: http://thisweekoncapitolhill.com 

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