Nancy Pelosi tells Senate Democrats to ignore Schumer and let the shutdown happen

Nancy Pelosi built her career railing against government shutdowns, calling them reckless, cruel, and unnecessary. She blamed Republicans every time, saying they hurt families and federal workers. Now, suddenly, she’s cheering one on. Why? Because Trump and Musk are cutting the Democrats' out-of-control spending, and there’s nothing she can do to stop it. Pelosi doesn’t care about shutdowns—she cares about power. For years, she painted shutdowns as disasters. During the 2018-2019 standoff, she claimed, “Federal workers should not be pawns in this political game.” Now she’s telling Senate Democrats to kill a funding bill and let a shutdown happen. What...