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JD Vance Taunts Hakeem Jeffries Over Claim That Trump AI Video Is Racist: 'Is He a Mexican-American?'

Vice President JD Vance taunted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries after he called an AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump that showed him wearing a sombrero racist

Latin Times

As Trump threatens mass layoffs during government shutdown, agency begins using AI lawnmowers

Interior Department staff have been told to take their work devices home so they can monitor layoff notifications

The Independent UK

Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continues

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Why a quick compromise to the first government shutdown in nearly 7 years seems unlikely

Congress failed to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to adopt a spending measure and keep the federal government open, resulting in the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. With both Democrats and Republicans seemingly prepared for a long fight, Alfonso Serrano, a politics editor at The Conversation, interviewed Charlie…

The Conversation

‘It’s funny!’ JD Vance just doesn’t get why vulgar AI video Trump posted of Dem leader Jeffries in sombrero is racist

‘The president is joking and we’re having a good time,” Vance insisted from the White House briefing room podium

The Independent UK

‘Strangest thing ever’: Hakeem Jeffries reveals meeting Donald Trump, and now we’re all uncomfortable

The hat just "randomly appeared" during budget negotiations.

We Got This Covered

Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

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‘A righteous fight’: Democrats hold fast on healthcare but also use shutdown to pummel Trump

Republicans, however, need to peel off only a few votes to end stalemate over government funding

The Guardian - US

Troll-in-chief Trump Mocks Democrats Over Shutdown

President Donald Trump has appointed himself troller-in-chief during a US government shutdown, mocking rival Democrats with sometimes racially tinged memes and hoping they take the blame.

International Business Times

Trump admin uses government sites to blame Democrats for shutdown

An ethics watchdog says it's a "blatant violation."

Axios

‘This is their shutdown’: Democrats and Republicans blame each other as government closes down

Democrats say Republicans have ‘decimated healthcare for 20m Americans’ and say they will not blink first

The Guardian - US

US Senators Struggle For Off-ramp As Shutdown Kicks In

The United States entered a government shutdown Wednesday with President Donald Trump and Democrats in an acrimonious stand-off and banking on the other side to blink first in what could be a prolonged crisis.

International Business Times

Everything We Know About US Government Shutdown: What It Means, When It Last Happened And Why It's Back

The US federal government has shut down for the first time since 2019, halting non-essential services, furloughing hundreds of thousands of workers, and igniting a bitter political fight over healthcare funding.

International Business Times

Jeffries prods JD Vance after object on Trump’s desk shocks him during shutdown meeting: ‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’

The Democratic leaders met with President Donald Trump in a futile attempt to avoid a government shutdown

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International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About The US Government Shutdown: What It Means, When It Last Happened And Why It's Back

Roll Call

Blaming shutdown, DOT freezes funds for projects in New York - Roll Call

The DOT is withholding funds for two New York City projects, blaming Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries for the government shutdown.

We Got This Covered

‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’: Trump bullies senior Dem officials by showcasing ‘Trump 2028’ hat

Basically a humiliation ritual.

The Mary Sue

‘This is real’: Hakeem Jeffries shreds Donald Trump’s lie, because facts and the man-baby don’t mix

Hakeem Jeffries is not tolerating racism from United States President Donald Trump. The Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives has always been vocal about his feelings about Trump, and this time is no exception. On Monday, September 30, 2025, Donald Trump made a very problematic post on…

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Axios

Democrats take the fight to Trump on government shutdown

Six months of grassroots fury — and we mean fury – have pushed Democrats to embrace a shutdown

The Independent UK

Eric Trump claims Biden tried to break up his dad and Melania’s marriage in wild Newsmax crashout: ‘They tried to separate our family!’

President’s third-eldest child scoffs at Democrat accusations of abuse of justice system following indictment of James Comey

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Rep. Madeleine Dean Demands Speaker Johnson Condemn Trump’s AI Post: “It’s Really Racist”

Madeleine Dean blasted Speaker Mike Johnson over Trump’s AI-generated “racist” video and the looming shutdown, demanding leadership he wouldn’t give.

The Guardian - US

White House plays racist deepfake videos of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries on loop – as it happened.

Videos were previously posted on Trump’s social media page amid government shutdown as Republicans insist on stripping Americans of healthcare. This blog is now closed.

Benzinga

Government Shutdown Begins: Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders Slam Trump — Elizabeth Warren Warns, 'Your Health Care Premiums Could More Than Double'

The government shutdown that began Wednesday prompted sharp criticism from prominent Democrats, who accused Republicans and President Donald Trump of turning the impasse into a looming health care crisis.

Euronews

US government shuts down after last-ditch Republican bill fails in Senate

The US government shut down for the first time in almost seven years as Congress and the White House were unable to reach a funding deal.

The Independent UK

Trump posts another vulgar and racist AI video mocking Jeffries hours ahead of government shutdown

‘Bigotry will get you nowhere,’ Jeffries said in the clip before a sombrero and handlebar mustache were edited onto the Democrat leader

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