The Democratic base got evidence that the Democratic leadership will respond to their collective sort of apocalyptic rage of the Trump administration and actually fight in a really, you know, this is the longest shutdown in history. This is a fight and even more so since every single member of the United States Senate knew that this is how it was going to end. It was a fight driven entirely by the need of Democrats to sort of answer to their base.>> Okay. What about for ordinary people who's who's not part ...

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) pushed back against Democrats’ claims that Republicans are ‘weaponizing hunger’ by withholding SNAP funding, and called on the party to ‘just fix the problem’ by voting to reopen the government. ...

Joining us now, Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania, Brendan Bole. He's the ranking member on the House Budget Committee. Congressman, so two judges have now ordered the Trump administration to continue SNAP funding, but there's 42 million Americans who could still see a lapse in those benefits, and 39% of them are children.What can Democrats, what can Congress, what can Americans do, if anything, to get the administration to get these funds out faster as ordered. And what is the delay here. Well, than ...

When states spend their own money under our bill, >> under the Democratic bill, >> the Democratic bill, which we invite Republicans to join, it should be bipartisan. We would reimburse states for taxpayer money that's spent to feed kids and families and also the Wick program, which as you know deals with younger children and moms. But I think the important point here, Michael, is neither of these bills should be necessary.>> The administration has the authority and the funds to do it on their own. And the r ...