Are Democrats Ready to Take the Bait on Government Shutdown?

One month before lights out.As the deadline looms for Congress to pass a government funding bill, political gamesmanship is not just front and center – it’s the main point. Each side is looking to demonstrate strength to the electorate and gain significant fiscal wins. But with Democratic members seemingly attached to an oppositional doctrine regardless of optics, and the GOP looking to make hay for the 2026 midterms, rapprochement over a shutdown is far from likely.A Battlefield at DawnThe stage was set when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) publicly warned the administration that if it went ahead with a...