Senator John Fetterman suffered a fall Thursday morning and is currently under observation in the hospital.
The Pennsylvania Democrat fell near his home in Braddock and he was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital, his spokesman <a href="https://x.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1989026864862507493?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote on X</a>.
“Upon evaluation, it was established he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries,” the post said.
Ventricular fibrillation is a type of irregular heart rhythm, according to the <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ventricular-fibrillation/symptoms-causes/syc-20364523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayo Clinic</a>.
The spokesperson confirmed he is “doing well” and decided to stay so doctors can “fine-tune his medication regimen.”
Fetterman has a history of heart-related health issues. He was reportedly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-democrat-john-fetterman-to-end-absence-from-campaign-trail-two-months-after-stroke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2017</a> and suffered a near-fatal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/04/john-fetterman-ignored-heart-condition-stroke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stroke</a> in 2022.
In a lighthearted statement following the incident, Fetterman said in the statement: &#8220;If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!&#8221;
“Senator Fetterman is grateful for the EMTs, doctors, and nurses who are providing his care,” the spokesperson said.
Fetterman traveled back to Pennsylvania this week after the Senate passed the resolution to reopen the government. Fetterman was one of the few Democrats who sided with Republicans, voting with them 15 times to reopen the government.
The Daily Wire’s D.C. Bureau Chief Tim Rice interviewed Fetterman on November 3. The senator discussed his opposition to the government shutdown, the Democrat Party&#8217;s extremism problem, and why he no longer gets invited to appear on MSNBC. You can read the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-daily-wire-sits-down-with-john-fetterman-who-doesnt-hear-from-democrats-anymore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full story here</a>.

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WASHINGTON—The Senate passed a bipartisan agreement Monday night to reopen the federal government, which, if it passes the House as expected, will bring an end to the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history.
As the shutdown reached day 41, lawmakers passed a final package including a continuing resolution until January 30 and three bipartisan full-year appropriations bills — also known as a &#8220;minibus.&#8221;
A big hurdle was cleared late Sunday night when the Senate voted 60-40 on the House-passed continuing resolution, officially reaching the 60-vote threshold needed to pass.
Lawmakers extended the resolutions expiration date — originally set for November 21 — so the regular appropriations process could continue after the prolonged shutdown.
On Sunday, after 14 failed votes to reopen the government, Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin (IL), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Maggie Hassan (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), and Tim Kaine (VA) flipped their votes to side with Republicans.
The group that previously sided with Republicans voted with them again: Sens. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV), Angus King (I-ME), and John Fetterman (D-PA).
For nearly 40 days, both parties held firm. Democrats said they wanted to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits — which expire at the end of the year — among other demands. Republicans said they’d discuss health care, but demanded the Democrats vote to open the government first.
While Republicans did not give Democrats an extension of the tax credits, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said on the floor Sunday night that he guaranteed Democrats a vote no later than the second week in December on their health care proposal.
The deal also reinstates reductions in force (RIFs) that occurred during the shutdown.
The “minibus” includes full-year funding for agriculture appropriations, military construction-VA appropriations, and legislative branch appropriations.
On November 7, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proposed a one-year ACA extension in exchange for immediately ending the shutdown.
The proposal was swiftly rejected as a &#8220;non-starter&#8221; from Republicans.
Thune said on Sunday that he was &#8220;thankful to be able to say that we have senators, both Democrat and Republican, who are eager to get to work to address that crisis in a bipartisan way.&#8221;
&#8220;These senators are not interested in political games – they’re interested in finding real ways to address health care costs for American families. We also have a president who is willing to sit down and get to work on this issue,&#8221; Thune said.
Thune said he is looking forward to seeing &#8220;what solutions might be brought forward.&#8221;
Schumer, in a <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1987710257053790574?s=20">post on X</a> Sunday night, vowed to &#8220;keep fighting&#8221; and said Dems &#8220;have been fighting for months to address America&#8217;s healthcare crisis. For the millions who will lose coverage&#8230;&#8221;
Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem <a href="https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/1987665600731103513?s=20">Jeffries</a> (D-NY) and <a href="https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/1987686691411272130?s=20">several</a> <a href="https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/1987741459316105554">House</a> Democrats took to X to oppose the Senate’s proposal.
Jeffries said he will not support spending legislation advanced by Senate Republicans that “fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.&#8221;
The House is expected to vote on the resolution as early as Wednesday.

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Senate Dems Finally Crack, Vote To End 41-Day ‘Schumer Shutdown’

WASHINGTON—Senator John Kennedy says he’s introducing two bills that would withhold paychecks from members of Congress for the duration of the government shutdown.
On the Senate floor Wednesday, the Louisiana Republican said he has “heard a lot of rumors” about being close to an agreement but doesn’t believe they are close.
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BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJohnKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenJohnKennedy</a> said he’s bringing 2 shutdown related bills to withhold Congressional paychecks.
He believes we’re going to be in a shutdown “a while longer.”
&#8211; First bill that says as long as we are shut down, members of Congress can’t be paid and they WON’T be… <a href="https://t.co/VkFXT835JM">pic.twitter.com/VkFXT835JM</a>
— Amber Jo Cooper (@AmberJoCooper) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmberJoCooper/status/1986166517143326730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
The Senator said he was hopeful they are, but said he thinks “we&#8217;re going to be in shut down a while longer.” The shutdown hits Day 37 on Thursday.
In the meantime, he filed two bills: the “<a href="https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/b/e/beb75d63-916c-4e57-8f1e-2195e5a1c87c/93E308F7D0DD8CA7FC401D74C99AB562F4E869F662D0E6B5746A4EE32C24E954.no-shutdown-paychecks-to-politicians-act.pdf">No Shutdown Paychecks to Politicians Act</a>” and the “<a href="https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/6/a/6aa27778-56b0-40b8-b5ac-dd239c55d24f/299BB68CC4F995B9B3C878D1C2629A6C03DA3FDC6BF2235C8C6BFDD621634984.bills-119s3057is.pdf">Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act.&#8221;</a>
The first bill would cut pay for members of Congress during a government shutdown — with no back pay.
The second bill would withhold their salaries during the shutdown by placing the funds in escrow, allowing full payment to be released once the government reopens, he explained.
“Some may say, &#8216;well, this violates the 27th Amendment.&#8217; I don&#8217;t think it does. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m offering two different flavors of bills,” he explained.
In 2013, President Barack Obama supported similar legislation during a previous shutdown that said &#8220;if you don&#8217;t open up government by this certain date then you&#8217;re going to lose your paychecks,&#8221; according to Kennedy.
“And guess what — members of Congress had an epiphany and they found religion…and they opened up government,&#8221; Kennedy said.
Kennedy previously filed other bills to require the federal government to pay both <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00585.htm">federal employees</a> and <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00575.htm">military personnel</a> during the shutdown. All were rejected.
On the floor, he said federal workers have &#8220;had to borrow $365 million so far during this 36-day shutdown in order just to pay their rent.&#8221;
“If we can’t do our jobs and fund the government, we don’t deserve a paycheck — plain and simple,” Kennedy said in a statement.
He said he, unlike his Democratic colleagues, doesn&#8217;t see missing paychecks or empty dinner plates &#8220;as leverage.&#8221;
&#8220;That’s why I’ve been working to make sure that only members of Congress feel the pain of a shutdown,&#8221; Kennedy said.
Kennedy was referring to a previous FOX News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-republican-slams-katherine-clark-saying-dems-have-leverage-shutdown">report</a> where House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) admitted suffering families are &#8220;leverage&#8221; in the shutdown battle.
&#8220;I mean, shutdowns are terrible and, of course, there will be, you know, families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously. But it is one of the few leverage times we have,&#8221; Clark said at the time.
Kennedy said his bills “ensure Congress feels the same pain as the folks we’re failing to pay – our troops, air traffic controllers, and federal workers.”
We will continue to monitor Kennedy&#8217;s bills if they advance.

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GOP Senator Moves To Withhold Congressional Pay, Believes Shutdown Will Go ‘A While Longer’

WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office confirmed to The Daily Wire that he continues to support the filibuster and his position remains “unchanged&#8221; by President Donald Trump&#8217;s call to abandon the filibuster as the government shutdown hits day 31.
On Thursday night, Trump took to <a href="https://x.com/AmberJoCooper/status/1984233772871516162">Truth Social</a> to urge Republicans to use the so-called “nuclear option.”
The president praised Republican leaders, saying Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are doing a “GREAT job, but the Democrats are Crazed Lunatics that have lost all sense of WISDOM and REALITY.”
“It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what is called the Nuclear Option — Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW!” Trump said.
The filibuster requires 60 votes to end debate on most legislation before it can proceed to a final vote.
The ongoing government shutdown has dragged on because Republicans hold only 53 seats, leaving them short of the 60 votes needed to advance the House-passed <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5371">continuing resolution,</a> which would reopen the government. So far, the closest vote has been 55 — just five short of the threshold.
Trump said he believes if Democrats ever came back into power, they would end the filibuster “in the first day they take office, regardless of whether or not we do it.”
However, not everyone agrees ending the filibuster is the solution.
On October 10, Thune explained why he opposed eliminating it:
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FLASHBACK: Here is <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderJohnThune?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeaderJohnThune</a> prev. comments from 10/10 where he explained why he is AGAINST getting rid of the filibuster:
&#8220;The filibuster protects..&#8221;
This morning, Thune&#8217;s office confirmed his position is &#8220;unchanged.&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a> <a href="https://t.co/LfpQo9Z2sI">pic.twitter.com/LfpQo9Z2sI</a>
— Amber Jo Cooper (@AmberJoCooper) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmberJoCooper/status/1984269430319403481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
Thune said the “supermajority requirement is something that makes the Senate the Senate,” adding that without it, “there’s a whole lot of bad things could have been done by the other side.”
“The 60-vote threshold has protected this country and frankly, that&#8217;s what I think this last election was largely about because if the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would have tried to nuke the filibuster,&#8221; Thune said.
He added that Democrats had &#8220;six or seven things that they were going to do&#8221; when they attempted to nuke  the filibuster.
In 2022, Democrats attempted to eliminate the filibuster, but former independent Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) voted with Republicans to keep it.
&#8220;And then you&#8217;d have four new U.S. Senators from Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, you&#8217;d have a packed Supreme Court, you&#8217;d have abortion on demand — a whole bunch of things that were on that laundry list,&#8221; Thune said.
The Senate Majority Leader said he believes the filibuster “protects” and has been &#8220;a voice for the minority.&#8221;
“It gives the minority a say in what happens in this country. The founders created the Senate, uniquely that way, for that specific reason,&#8221; Thune said.
Through the entire standoff, Thune has maintained his position, calling on Democrats to join Republicans to end the shutdown.
“It&#8217;s just really not that complicated. All it takes is a little backbone, a little courage on behalf of five Democrats to do what they have done and what we&#8217;ve done for decades when it comes to funding the government,&#8221; he added.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso’s spokeswoman confirmed to The Daily Wire that his support of the filibuster is “unchanged” as well.
Barrasso previously appeared on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwKliF4llDI&amp;t=151s">Fox &amp; Friends</a> and said there “aren’t the Republicans that would want to support it.”
“The Democrats would love for us to do that. They tried to do it last time because they wanted to add D.C. and Puerto Rico as states with more Democrat senators. They wanted to expand the Supreme Court from 9 to 13, and they wanted to get rid of voter ID, so that’s not something that we’re going to entertain,” Barrasso said.
Thune told Daily Wire editor emeritus <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEGCgwjIyMU">Ben Shapiro</a> last week that everything is “harder than it should be” right now, but he believes rank-and-file Democrats will eventually break from leadership and reopen the government.
“I just think we ought to be able to do this the old fashioned way and that is open up the government by just having five more Democrats vote with us and that’s all it’s going to take,” Thune said.
“We don’t need to end the filibuster,&#8221; Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton <a href="https://x.com/SenTomCotton/status/1982925568929870208">said</a> on Oct. 27 on Fox News. &#8220;We need five more Democrats to come to their senses and open the government. Senate Republicans will not be baited by nonsensical Democrat demands.”
When asked about the filibuster Friday, Speaker Johnson said his opinion is “not relevant.”
“I don‘t have a say in this. It is a Senate chamber issue. We do not have that in the House. But, the filibuster has traditionally has been viewed as a very important safeguard,” Johnson said.
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NOW: <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a> on Trump calling on Republicans to nuke the filibuster:
&#8220;I don‘t have a say in this. It is a Senate chamber issue. We do not have that in the House. But, the filibuster has traditionally has been viewed as a very important safeguard&#8230;&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a> <a href="https://t.co/FukEMWBYQD">pic.twitter.com/FukEMWBYQD</a>
— Amber Jo Cooper (@AmberJoCooper) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmberJoCooper/status/1984267886056329562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
With Senate Republican leaders united in support of the filibuster, the only way out of the shutdown appears to be for Senate Democrats to vote on the continuing resolution to reopen the government. The longer they delay, the more Republicans are ramping up their offense.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a digital <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9yJb4iTrcO6YUVTI9LmadUP3X3ZlnpS" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list%3DPLK9yJb4iTrcO6YUVTI9LmadUP3X3ZlnpS&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762021378466000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2D5Rv15c9wp3Gcd8ligTUb">ad campaign</a> Friday targeting Senate Democrat incumbents and Democrat challengers for “fighting to give free healthcare to illegal aliens over feeding American families.&#8221;
The NRSC slammed Democrats for voting to keep the government closed 13 times. It said “Schumer’s Shutdown is threatening to end SNAP assistance this week for <a href="https://e.nrsc.org/t/j-i-ydojrjt-l-j/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://e.nrsc.org/t/j-i-ydojrjt-l-j/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762021378466000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Bs2A-lJvmXANBJdM_H-mL">42 million Americans</a> who rely on it to feed their families,&#8221; the group <a href="https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/nrsc-ad-blitz-targets-battleground-democrats-for-pushing-free-healthcare-for-illegals-over-feeding-american-families-2025-10-31/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/nrsc-ad-blitz-targets-battleground-democrats-for-pushing-free-healthcare-for-illegals-over-feeding-american-families-2025-10-31/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762021378466000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0P1608QsaYCM-9mO69D3SE">said</a> in a press release.
“Democrats are pandering to the far Left, and voters won’t forget it in 2026,” NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez said.

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Senate Leader’s Stance On Filibuster Remains ‘Unchanged’ As Trump Pushes ‘Nuclear Option’

WASHINGTON—House Majority Whip Tom Emmer says that most Americans have not yet felt the brunt of the government shutdown. But, as the fight hits its 30-day mark, the Minnesota Republican warns: “this is the week it begins.”
“Democrats have caused a shutdown which is causing significant pain,” Emmer told The Daily Wire in an exclusive interview.
“Air traffic controllers didn&#8217;t get their first paycheck. More federal workers will not get a paycheck on Friday. SNAP benefits will lapse, in many states, unless they&#8217;ve got a governor who&#8217;s trying to figure out a way to fill the gap, 42 million low income Americans are going to be without their SNAP benefits because of this shutdown — caused solely by Democrats,” Emmer said.
The Department of Agriculture issued a <a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/">statement</a> ahead of the looming November 1 deadline for funding for food stamps, saying that “Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).&#8221;
&#8220;Bottom line, the well has run dry,&#8221; the USDA statement says. &#8220;At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01.”
“It’s only going to get worse,” Emmer said, adding that the shutdown is causing “significant pain.”
Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan <a href="https://x.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1983966640535421421">reported</a> that Vice President JD Vance, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and aviation leaders held a press conference on Thursday, warning of major travel delays.
“A lot of our [air travel workers] can go through the miss of one paycheck &#8211; and it&#8217;s hard for them &#8230; none of them can get through two paychecks. If Democrats don&#8217;t get their act together very quickly, you&#8217;re going to see huge problems,” Duffy <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1983968180306637304">said</a>.
CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/government-shutdown-delta-air-traffic-controllers.html">reported</a> Delta and United Airlines urged senators to pass the clean continuing resolution on Thursday.
“Missed paychecks only increases the stress on these essential workers, many of whom are already working mandatory overtime to keep our skies safe and secure,&#8221; the company reportedly said.
The military is feeling the effects of the shutdown as well.
Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger (R-Texas), a veteran, joined The Ben Shapiro Show on Thursday to <a href="https://x.com/RepublicanStudy/status/1983958850341306596">explain</a> how the government shutdown is impacting military readiness while putting financial strain on families who depend on their paychecks for rent, food, and other essentials.
On the Senate floor Thursday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace begins in two days, and claimed Republicans have “spent the entire shutdown with their heads in the sand — the shutdown they caused — because they would not negotiate with Democrats.”
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSchumer</a>: &#8220;Republicans have spent the entire shutdown with their heads in the sand &#8211; the shutdown they caused &#8211; because they would not negotiate with Democrats…&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/eW0FxCklJm">pic.twitter.com/eW0FxCklJm</a>
— Amber Jo Cooper (@AmberJoCooper) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmberJoCooper/status/1983913147925754113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
Schumer has <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1975316482189107417">repeatedly</a> blamed Republicans for the shutdown and said they have control of the House, Senate, and White House.
Emmer said he believes Democrats have been “lying” about the shutdown since day one and noted there is a filibuster that needs 60 votes to pass off the floor. Given there are 53 Republicans, seven Democrats are needed to reopen the government.
On Wednesday, Democrats attempted to pass a funding bill for SNAP; however, Senate Majority Leader John Thune objected and demanded Democrats reopen the government.
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“YOU VOTED NO 13 TIMES!”: <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderJohnThune?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeaderJohnThune</a> is fired up on the Senate floor and objected to Sen. Lujan’s bill to fund SNAP food stamps and WIC nutrition programs.
“The senator from New Mexico is absolutely right, SNAP recipients shouldn’t go without food. People should be getting… <a href="https://t.co/aVWnRFnwO8">pic.twitter.com/aVWnRFnwO8</a>
— Amber Jo Cooper (@AmberJoCooper) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmberJoCooper/status/1983634998746927500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
Thune said the bill was a “cynical attempt to provide political cover for Democrats, to allow them to carry on their government shutdown for the long-term.”
“They [Democrats] are directly responsible for any interruption of SNAP benefits. And the idea that this can be paid out of here, this can be paid out of there. Look, why don&#8217;t they just vote for the clean CR?” Emmer said.
It&#8217;s clear that Republicans are united behind the same message: the government must reopen.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has <a href="https://x.com/hakeemjeffries/status/1982965467385082093">repeatedly</a> said that House Republicans are on “vacation.&#8221; However, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has said the House has “done its work” in passing the continuing resolution a month ago.
Emmer said Republicans have been “working their tail off” in their districts while the Democrats “shut the government down.”
He said their offices are taking calls from constituents and they are trying to help them with “frankly, with a lot of problems that are being caused by the Democratic shutdown.”
“If [Jeffries] thinks we&#8217;re on vacation or he thinks more importantly that Democrat senators walking over to the Senate floor once a week, twice a week, and voting ‘no’ is ‘working.’ Well, that&#8217;s why he&#8217;s in the minority,” Emmer said.
He said that one way to see whose fault the shutdown is &#8211; would be to look at the mainstream media.
“How do you know that the Democrats are responsible for the shutdown? It should be the headline on every paper around the country. If it was Republicans that were responsible, it would be. But it hasn&#8217;t been &#8211; for 29 days,” Emmer said.
The Senate adjourned on Thursday until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3. Another vote is expected to potentially reopen the government next week.

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House GOP Whip Warns Americans: The Shutdown Is ‘Only Going To Get Worse’

A health insurance giant gave half a million dollars to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, a driving force behind a controversial redistricting effort that would give Democrats even more seats in California.
Blue Shield of California has <a href="https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1010653&amp;view=contributions">donated</a> $500,000 to the committee, which backs the “Yes on 50” effort. Californians will vote next week on <a href="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-reference-guide/50.htm">Proposition 50</a>, which would likely give Democrats five additional seats in Congress.
Reached for comment, Blue Shield of California denied supporting Proposition 50, claiming its donation was not intended for a particular ballot initiative and that it routinely makes bipartisan donations. But Proposition 50  is the <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures">only measure</a> on the ballot in California this year.
It’s not surprising that Blue Shield of California would support Proposition 50. The company has called on Congress to extend COVID-era Obamacare subsidies — a $350 billion proposal at the center of the government shutdown debate. Five additional seats would give Democrats the leverage they need to extend these subsidies in the future — ensuring insurance giants continued access to federal funds.
Blue Shield of California claims that it has no position on Proposition 50. But the records tell a different story. 
The company made two payments of $250,000 — one on April 24 and another on July 16, according to the California Secretary of State’s <a href="https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1010653&amp;view=contributions">website</a>. California <a href="https://cadem.org/yes-on-proposition-50-faq/">Democrats</a> describe Proposition 50 as “a direct response to a Republican power grab orchestrated by President Trump and state leaders in Texas, who redrew Congressional district lines to gain five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.”
Blue Shield of California told The Daily Wire that it has neither made contributions to Proposition 50 nor taken a position on the measure. After The Daily Wire sent Blue Shield receipts of the contributions to Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, and pointed out that the official California <a href="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-reference-guide/50.htm">voter guide</a> lists “Governor Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee” under the “For” section of Proposition 50, it said the donations came before Newsom’s intentions were known. 
The company said it “made its contributions in April and July 2025 — months before the Governor announced his redistricting initiative or amended the committee to support Proposition 50.”
A look at the Proposition 50 timeline belies that claim. 
On July 3, the <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/03/redistricting-texas-california-democrats-retaliation-trump-newsom/">Texas Tribune</a> reported that people in Newsom’s orbit had signaled his willingness to counter any redistricting in Texas with a similar move in California to offset potential Republican gains. On July 9, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott <a href="https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/2020s_timeline">announced</a> a special session that included redistricting legislation.
Blue Shield of California made its second contribution a week later. On August 14, Newsom officially announced a special election for the ballot measure. 
Given that Blue Shield of California has not taken a public position on Proposition 50, and claims it has not donated to the measure, The Daily Wire asked which ballot initiative it believed it was supporting when contributing to“Governor Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, and whether they were concerned their donation was being used for the “Yes on 50” campaign.
The company did not respond to the follow-up question. 
In its initial response, Blue Shield noted that it regularly makes bipartisan political contributions to “advance our mission of delivering high-quality, affordable health care for all Californians.”
Again, a closer look at Blue Shield’s donations casts doubt on that claim.
The two $250,000 contributions to Newsom’s initiative were by far the largest this year, with dozens of other contributions ranging from $1,900 to $50,000. Among them, the company donated $50,000 to the California Democratic Party and $20,000 to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &amp; Transgender Caucus Leadership Fund, which primarily <a href="https://www.transparencyusa.org/ca/committee/lgbt-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-caucus-leadership-fund-1339123-rcp/payees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supports</a> Democratic candidates.
In June, the Blue Shield of California Foundation <a href="https://blueshieldcafoundation.org/grants/faqs">awarded</a> the governor’s office a $200,000 grant for an “evaluation design for the California Racial Equity Commission framework.” The foundation is funded “entirely by contributions from Blue Shield of California,” their website states.
About three weeks after making the second donation, Blue Shield of California <a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2025/08/05/blue-shield-of-california-joins-more-than-25-national-health-groups-to-urge-leaders-in-congress-to-extend-affordable-care-act-tax-credits">called</a> on Congress to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are currently at the center of the ongoing government shutdown.
Obamacare tax credits lower the monthly premiums people pay for coverage in state and federal Marketplaces, according to <a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2025/08/05/blue-shield-of-california-joins-more-than-25-national-health-groups-to-urge-leaders-in-congress-to-extend-affordable-care-act-tax-credits">Blue Shield</a>. The Marketplace sends the tax credits directly to insurance companies, according to its <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html">website</a>.
These tax credits have always been available to the poorest Americans. But during the coronavirus pandemic, Congress temporarily expanded eligibility for these subsidies. The extended credits were set to expire this year. Democrats’ fight to make them permanent — a move the Congressional Budget Office says would cost $350 billion over a decade — led to what, as of this writing, is the second-longest government shutdown in history.
In an August 5 <a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2025/08/05/blue-shield-of-california-joins-more-than-25-national-health-groups-to-urge-leaders-in-congress-to-extend-affordable-care-act-tax-credits">letter</a>, Blue Shield of California warned that if Congress fails to extend the credit, “the cost of health insurance will skyrocket, with typical American families forced to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars more each month to keep their coverage.”
Blue Shield reported that its premiums will <a href="https://www.blueshieldca.com/content/dam/bsca/en/broker/docs/2026/ifp/2026-Rate-information-for-non-grandfathered-medical-plans.pdf">increase</a> by an average of 9.3% in 2026. In 2025, the company reported its premiums <a href="https://www.blueshieldca.com/content/dam/bsca/en/broker/docs/2024/ifp/2025-IFP-Rate-Disclosure.pdf">increased</a> by an average of 8%. 
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told The Daily Wire that Democrats are “holding the American people hostage over free health care for illegal aliens and bailouts for insurance companies.”
“And now, these same insurance companies, who are complaining that they need billions in taxpayer bailouts while they raise premiums on struggling families, are turning around and spending half a million dollars to fund Gavin Newsom’s political ambitions instead of decreasing the premiums they chose to increase,” Scalise said.
“We strongly support the extension of the advanced premium tax credits to protect our members&#8217; access to affordable health care,” Blue Shield told The Daily Wire.
Brittany Madni, Executive Vice President of the Economic Policy Innovation Center, told The Daily Wire that it is “no surprise Blue Shield of California doesn’t want to admit to their role in this subsidy scam.”
“I’m not sure what’s worse: outright contributing half a million dollars to Governor Newsom’s Prop 50 campaign or blindly handing it over to use in his slush fund,” Madni said.
Madni said the company is “playing the game Obamacare set the rules for while American patients can neither afford nor access care.”
More than half of likely voters are expected to vote for Proposition 50, a poll <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/29/poll-most-californians-vote-yes-proposition-50-00625982">released</a> this week found. On Tuesday, Newsom announced they had raised enough money to pass Proposition 50 and <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5577459-newsom-urges-donors-stop-prop50/">told</a> supporters, “You can stop donating.”

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