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Democratic unity fractures, paving the way for the government to reopen

Enough Democrats caved. A Sunday night Senate deal may be on the verge of resolving the longest government shutdown on record — after a group of moderate Democrats dropped their key demand — a guaranteed extension of Obamacare subsidies. The agreement opened the way for a Senate vote in which eight Democratic defectors voted to …

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Egypt Independent November 10, 2025

Democrats set a shutdown snare for Trump, but may walk into his trap instead

Democrats are doing it again. They’re forced to use conventional political tactics to battle the most unconventional president in history — repeating a scenario that keeps leading them to political disaster. At first sight, in the third week of the government shutdown, things seem to be working out better than expected for the opposition party …

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Egypt Independent October 17, 2025

How Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez primed the Democratic Party for a shutdown fight

In March, six days after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and nine of his colleagues voted with Republicans to keep the government open, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vented their frustrations in Las Vegas before thousands of people. “This isn’t just about Republicans. We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us too,” Ocasio-Cortez …

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Egypt Independent October 15, 2025

US support for Israel’s actions in Gaza drops, as Democratic opposition grows and MAGA movement splits

Americans’ support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza is dropping rapidly, prompting pro-Israel Democrats and some of President Donald Trump’s long-time allies to warn that the country could permanently damage its standing in the United States. A Gallup poll released this week found that just 32 percent of US adults support Israel’s military actions in …

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Egypt Independent July 31, 2025

A party resolution accusing Israel of genocide divides Democrats in a key swing state

CNN  —  When the executive committee of North Carolina’s Democratic Party passed a resolution in June calling for an immediate arms embargo on Israel, it set off another episode in the party’s ongoing struggles with how it addresses the Israel-Hamas war. Some Jewish Democrats in North Carolina said the resolution was consistent with their support …

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Egypt Independent July 17, 2025