TRUMP ENDS SCHUMER’S SHUTDOWN — AND DEMS BREAK RANKS
Forty days, zero wins. Schumer folds as Trump reopens the government — on his terms.
Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, November 11th, 2025.
After 40 days of political theater, President Trump just forced Democrats to blink. The Senate’s clean Continuing Resolution is on track to end the longest Democrat-led shutdown in decades — with Schumer’s own caucus fracturing and the White House back in command.
We’ve got today’s breakdown: how Trump turned leverage into law, why the left’s discipline cracked, and what RFK Jr. just did that has doctors saying “finally.”
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Trump Backs Senate’s Clean CR — Schumer’s Shutdown Collapses
Democrats fold after 40 days as Trump calls for “opening up our country.”
What You Need to Know:
After 40 days of gridlock, President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the Senate’s “clean” Continuing Resolution — a short-term funding deal that reopens the government at 2024–2025 levels through January 2026. The move came after eight Senate Democrats broke ranks, effectively ending Chuck Schumer’s leverage and exposing fractures inside the party.
Why It Matters:
Democrats blinked first. Their hostage play for new spending and Obamacare subsidies crumbled.
Trump wins the optics war. The president positioned himself as the adult in the room — reopening government without giving away an inch on conservative priorities.
Schumer’s grip is slipping. Even his own members see the writing on the wall.
The Real Story:
This shutdown wasn’t about “protecting the people.” It was about Democrats trying to claw back Trump-era cuts they’ve hated since day one. But 40 days of closed agencies, frozen paychecks, and public backlash forced the left’s hand.
Eight Democrats — including John Fetterman (PA), Catherine Cortez-Masto (NV), and even Dick Durbin (IL) — sided with Republicans to advance the clean CR. Translation: Schumer’s fear of his own progressive flank didn’t save him. The CR funds key areas like agriculture, veterans’ care, and the legislative branch through 2026 — without the left’s demanded extensions of COVID-era subsidies.
Trump’s response? Classic. When asked if he backed the deal:
“It depends what deal we’re talking about… but if it’s the deal I heard about, I would say so,” he said.
Then, with vintage Trump confidence:
“We have support from enough Democrats, and we’re going to be opening up our country… It’s too bad it was closed.”
That tone — part relief, part rebuke — underscores the real shift: Trump’s Republican coalition is now driving the agenda while Democrats scramble for relevance. Schumer, once the Senate’s master tactician, is now a cautionary tale in overplaying your hand.
What They Don’t Want You to See:
The agreement includes back pay and job guarantees for 4,000+ furloughed workers — but no new spending. It’s a political win for Trump, a humiliation for Schumer, and a signal that the MAGA-led GOP is setting the fiscal rules.
Bottom Line:
Trump didn’t just end the shutdown — he ended Schumer’s illusion of control. Democrats blinked, moderates defected, and Washington just learned what “Art of the Deal” looks like in 2025.
“Furry” Dem cheers Kirk killing, vows MAGA camps
The Michigan Dem vying for MI-07 isn’t edgy — he’s explicit. Samuel Smeltzer (aka “Elyon Badger”), a 36-year-old IT contractor who campaigns in a furry persona, celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination, pushed “America deserved 9/11,” and fantasized about putting MAGA voters in “hard labor camps.”
Smeltzer’s posts after the Sept. 10 murder of Kirk in Utah — “Good things can happen” and graphics mocking the father of two — drew national blowback. Even the NRCC blasted the remarks as “dangerous and disgusting.” Meanwhile, the Kirk case continues to roil: a Utah 22-year-old has been charged, and there’s a push for cameras in court.
The kicker: Smeltzer says he’s running a “tax-the-rich, health-care” campaign — while labeling Israel an “enemy,” ICE agents as jail-worthy, and promising to advocate for the furry community in Congress. Translation: the mask isn’t a costume; it’s the platform.
For context, Democrats have other headaches: Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner just admitted a chest tattoo matched a Nazi-linked symbol — now covered after outrage. Not exactly the “normie” bench.
Bottom Line: The left’s “tolerance” brand is cracking. When a Democratic candidate cheers a political assassination and dreams up prison camps for his rivals, that’s not fringe — that’s rot at the core.
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RFK Jr. Ends 20-Year “Medical Mistake” on Women’s Health
HHS reverses the FDA’s black box warning on hormone therapy — and the medical world cheers.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just did what no administration dared: he ordered the FDA to remove “black box” cancer and heart warnings from menopause hormone therapy — ending a 20-year panic that scared millions of women off potentially life-changing treatment.
Doctors are calling it “far overdue.” Dr. Peter Attia labeled the original 2002 decision “the greatest single failure of the modern medical system.” Even the FDA’s own commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, admitted the agency had finally broken free from “groupthink,” saying HRT offers “profound long-term health benefits.”
Here’s the data they ignored for decades:
Women starting HRT within 10 years of menopause cut heart disease risk by 50% and Alzheimer’s by 35%.
Fractures drop by up to 60%.
All-cause mortality improves dramatically.
For years, women suffered through hot flashes, bone loss, and early cognitive decline because bureaucrats misread one flawed 2002 study — with participants older than 60 taking drugs no longer even on the market.
RFK Jr. put it plainly:
“We are returning to evidence-based medicine and giving women control over their health again.”
The Hustle twist: It took a Kennedy, not a feminist, to undo the “menopause madness” cooked up by Washington’s risk-averse machine. Twenty years later, science finally beats fear.
Bottom Line: RFK Jr. just scored what the Left calls “body autonomy” — for real this time. And the establishment that claimed to “believe in science”? Turns out, they were the problem.
Buttigieg Breaks with Senate Dems on Shutdown Strategy
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg quietly sided with Trump’s call to end the shutdown, telling allies the “clean CR” was the only realistic path forward — a rare crack inside Biden’s old camp. Read more ›
Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Firing on Border Patrol in Chicago
A 27-year-old Mexican national, in the U.S. illegally, opened fire on Border Patrol agents during a downtown Chicago operation — exposing how far the border crisis has spread. Read more ›
Giuliani’s 6-Word Hammer on NYC’s New Mayor
Moments after socialist Zohran Mamdani’s surprise NYC mayoral win, Rudy Giuliani dropped a savage six-word warning: “Enjoy the chaos you voted for.” Read more ›
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Forty days of shutdown theater ended the only way it could — with Trump holding the cards and Democrats holding the bag. Washington learned (again) that negotiation without leverage is just begging in a suit.
Schumer’s credibility is cooked, RFK Jr. outflanked his own bureaucracy, and the cultural left continues to eat itself. In other words: it’s just another Tuesday in 2025 America — chaos for them, clarity for us.
~ Scott 🇺🇸
P.S. Here’s my take — Trump didn’t just reopen the government, he reopened the era of accountability. After years of bureaucrats calling the shots, the adults are finally back in charge.
What’s your read: smart compromise, or strategic checkmate?
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