The government shutdown has now entered its fifth week, with no signs of an imminent resolution.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand Georgia Republican, has been breaking ranks with President Donald Trump and the GOP leadership in Congress on an increasingly long list of issues.
She wants Congress to end the government shutdown by agreeing to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Additionally, Greene has demanded the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and called for a pathway to citizenship for immigrants.
She has also blasted the White House’s funding of wars in Ukraine and Israel.
Most recently, she torched the…
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-26/marjorie-taylor-greene-s-trump-pivot-explained
**Forty-Seven Democrats Call on U.S. to Recognize Palestinian State**
A group of 47 Democratic lawmakers, led by Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), has signed a letter urging President Trump and Senator Marco Rubio to support the recognition of a Palestinian state. This move highlights growing calls within the Democratic Party to advance Palestinian statehood as part of efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the region.
In addition to this letter, some lawmakers have proposed an alternative approach involving an Arab League-led peace deal, emphasizing the need for broader regional cooperation.
Representative Ro Khanna was recently seen walking ahead of a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill aimed at averting a partial government shutdown scheduled to begin on October 1. The vote took place on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2025.
*Photo Credit: Reuters/Kent Nishimura*
By MICHAEL STARR
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-868836
