A former advisor to Donald Trump warned the president Wednesday that he's not helping himself when it comes to his campaign of retribution against his perceived political enemies. Speaking to CNN on Wednesday, Jim Schultz, a former White House lawyer, was asked what he would advise Trump to do when ...

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WASHINGTON — Retribution is in the air.The federal government is shut down and President Donald Trump’s chomping at the bit, canceling blue-state projects, threatening (more) mass layoffs and divertin...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) agreed with a far-right influencer that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should be imprisoned or deported to Somalia, based in part on a conspiracy theory about her former marriage."I have heard from top sources at the Department of Homeland Security that there is demonstrable evide...

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins clashed with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday night over whether furloughed federal workers will receive back pay once the government reopens. Jordan joined Collins on her show, "The Source," to discuss the government shutdown. Collins pressed Jordan about whether he supports President Donald Trump's threat to withhold pay from furloughed workers. Jordan argued that workers who are deemed to be "essential" should receive back pay, which Collins pointed out is a significant shift from his position on a government shutdown bill he signed during Trump's first term. "The president signed that bill in 2019 to restore back pay for all these federal workers then, and you voted yes on that," Collins said. Jordan protested that he would consider voting a similar way on this bill under the right conditions. "But actually, when the bill was signed back in 2019, during that last shutdown, it wasn't just for that shutdown, it was for future shutdowns," Collins said. "So federal workers wouldn't get caught in this dispute between Republicans and Democrats." Jordan added that most Americans agree with the sentiment that those who don't work also don't get paid. Collins pushed back on that assertion. "But that's not the law you signed," she said. "You didn't say when you voted yes on this that you voted for in 2019. You didn't say the caveat, 'If they're working, they get paid.'"

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill when she rebuked her own party for not taking action to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that would stabilize insurance premiums for millions of people — the very issue Democrats demanded Republicans negotiate on to provide votes to reopen the federal government. Greene stopped short of actually endorsing the shutdown over the issue, but nevertheless, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) told MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Tuesday evening, her stated reason for the heel turn doesn't seem like the most well-thought-out or statesmanly of reasons. "Congresswoman, we've seen a bunch of indicators over the last 24 hours, from Trump saying it publicly, to Marjorie Taylor Greene's post, to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, and even something in Politico now, that there are rumblings within the Republican Party that want to try to come to some deal on the subsidies," said Hayes. "Are you hearing anything like that yourself?" "Not necessarily," said Crockett. "And I just talked to one of my Republican colleagues about 30 minutes ago, because I was trying to find out if we were actually going to go back into session next week, as my staff is trying to plan what's going on. But I can tell you, we actually discussed that Marjorie was flipping on this because it seems like everything that is important, this child ain't read the bill and has no idea of what's going on. I don't understand why Georgia keeps sending her to D.C. But this is not the first time that she wasn't quite clear on what damage it was that her party was ushering in." Regarding her actual stance, she continued, "I will take her seeing the light at any point in time. And so, yeah, it's sad that she can only see the light when it directly impacts her, because she is elected to represent almost a million people. And so not listening to your constituents as they're calling and they're talking about their struggles, but then making it about your children, your adult children, because their premiums are going to go up." "Listen, I'll take a yes vote or somebody coming to the table whatever way I can get it," Crockett added. "But I just don't believe that that's how government is supposed to work. I don't have any children. When I am governing, I am governing for the people that elected me, and I don't think that I should be looking at it and thinking, well, because this personally is going to impact me, then maybe I should flip how I feel about it." - YouTube youtu.be

CNN's Kaitlan Collins and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) clashed on Tuesday night over health care subsidies that Jordan claimed are preventing Congress from passing a funding bill to reopen the government. Jordan joined Collins on her show "The Source" to discuss the government shutdown. The two got into a fiery debate over health care subsidies, which Republicans have used to accuse Democrats of trying to use to provide free health care to illegal immigrants. Collins pressed Jordan about whether he would support extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies that are about to expire, which could significantly increase health care costs for millions of Americans. Jordan said he would consider the issue, but then pivoted to blame illegal immigrants for rising health care costs. "The Democrats want health care for people who are non-citizens," Jordan said. "That's driving up health care costs." "Don't change the subject!" Collins shot back at Jordan. "The subject is you're talking about health care."

A House leadership aide undercut Speaker Mike Johnson's claims that he plans to swear in a new Congressional lawmaker as soon as possible. Earlier on Tuesday, Johnson told CNN that he would move to seat Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva, who recently won a House race in Arizona. Grijalva is expected to be the 218th lawmaker to support a bipartisan bill authored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. A House leadership aide undercut those claims later in the day, CNN reported. “We will swear in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva as soon as the House returns to session when Chuck Schumer, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego decide to open up the government,” a leadership aide told the outlet. The move to challenge Grijalva's seat in Congress over whether certain Democrats vote to reopen the government represents "an extraordinary power play to deny a sitting member a seat," CNN reported. The aide added that “it’s a customary practice in the House to swear in members when the chamber is in legislative session." However, Johnson sat two Republican members of Congress during a pro forma session earlier this year, CNN reported. Read the entire report by clicking here.