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Although Republicans have historically shouldered most of the blame during government shutdowns, the party appears to be gaining ground with the public in the current standoff.GOP leaders have framed the budget impasse as avoidable and have argued that Democrats are insisting on funding healthcare benefits for immigrants in the country illegally, Just the News reports. [...]

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recently revealed that she has “considered” the possibility of joining the Senate Democratic caucus, though she expressed significant reservations about making such a move. Citing major policy differences and a skepticism that Democrats necessarily offer a substantially better alternative to Republicans, Murkowski emphasized that any decision to switch parties would not [...]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voiced support for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s efforts to apprehend illegal immigrants accused of child sex offenses, while Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called for those individuals to face the death penalty.In a Monday press release, ICE noted that it “arrested 214 illegal aliens for immigration offenses in the Houston [...]