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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Schumer warned a shutdown would hand Project 2025’s architect ‘freedom’ to slash the government. So why did he do just that?

Senate Democrats continued to hold the line on their standoff with Republicans as the government shutdown went into its second day on Thursday.

Already, President Donald Trump has said he would meet with Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, “to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent.”

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