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Democrats are in open revolt after eight members of their Senate caucus broke ranks Sunday night and voted to advance a stopgap deal to reopen the government, setting off a political firestorm that is now engulfing party leadership and even daytime TV.<\/p>\n
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) blasted the move as \u201ca mistake.\u201d Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called it \u201ca very bad night.\u201d Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of being ineffective. The View\u2019s Sunny Hostin piled on, saying Schumer should be replaced.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,\u201d Khanna wrote on X. \u201cIf you can\u2019t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?\u201dAfter 40 days of shutdown gridlock, eight Senate Democrats \u2014 none facing reelection in 2026 \u2014 sided with Republicans to move the House-passed bill forward. Schumer himself voted no, but that hasn\u2019t saved him from the fury of his own party.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t endorse or say who you voted for in NYC despite there being a Dem candidate,\u201d Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)\u00a0sneered\u00a0online, slamming Schumer for refusing to back democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York\u2019s mayoral race. \u201cGet Dem Senators to negotiate a terrible \u2018deal\u2019 that does nothing real about healthcare. Screw over a national political party. Profile of scourge? Next.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and independent Angus King \u2014 who caucuses with Democrats \u2014 all voted to advance the measure, clearing the way to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.<\/p>\n
The House is expected to take up the compromise later this week. Democratic leaders there say they\u2019ll oppose it, but swing-district members could face heavy pressure to vote yes.<\/p>\n
Tonight is another example of why we need new leadership,\u201d Moulton wrote on X. \u201cIf @ChuckSchumer were an effective leader, he would have united his caucus to vote \u2018No\u2019 tonight and hold the line on healthcare. Maybe now @EdMarkey will finally join me in pledging not to vote for Schumer?\u201d<\/p>\n
Schumer insisted Sunday night he\u2019ll \u201ckeep fighting,\u201d but many Democrats are openly questioning his grip on the caucus. They had long opposed the measure because it didn\u2019t fix expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies \u2014 but as the shutdown stretched into its sixth week, with flights canceled, food benefits disappearing, and federal workers unpaid, the pressure to act became unbearable.<\/p>\n
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) turned her fire on Republicans, saying, \u201cI want Republicans to actually grow a backbone and say, regardless of what Donald Trump says, we\u2019re actually going to restore these cuts on health care \u2014 but it looks like I\u2019ve lost that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy wasn\u2019t buying the compromise. \u201cThis bill doesn\u2019t do anything to arrest the health care catastrophe, nor does it constrain in any meaningful way President Trump\u2019s illegality,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the voters were pretty clear on Tuesday night what they wanted Congress to do \u2026 and I am really saddened that we didn\u2019t listen to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Democrats say they\u2019ve been promised a December Senate vote on extending ACA tax credits and the rehiring of government workers fired during the shutdown. But Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said that\u2019s not enough. \u201cA wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later \u2014 with no actual guarantees \u2014 is just not enough,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin agreed: \u201cThe promise of a vote in over a month does not meet that threshold.\u201d<\/p>\n
DNC Chair Ken Martin called the vote \u201ca betrayal of the American people,\u201d blaming Republicans and President Trump. \u201cThe voters will never forget the day Trump turned his back on them so he could focus on building his gilded ballroom,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly claimed that prosecutors in New York dangled a deal in front of him\u2014one that would set him free if he agreed to falsely implicate President Donald Trump in his crimes.<\/p>\n
The explosive claim comes from Epstein\u2019s former cellmate, ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione, who detailed the alleged conversation in a pardon petition obtained by the\u00a0New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n According to Tartaglione, Epstein said lead prosecutor Maurene Comey\u2014daughter of former FBI Director James Comey\u2014personally told him he could walk free if he tied Trump to his sex-trafficking case.<\/p>\n Tartaglione, now 57, shared a cell with Epstein in Manhattan\u2019s Metropolitan Correctional Center after the disgraced financier\u2019s 2019 arrest.<\/p>\n In his filing, Tartaglione wrote that prosecutors \u201ctold Epstein that if he said President Trump was involved with Epstein\u2019s crimes, he would walk free.\u201d<\/p>\n He further claimed that Epstein described a conversation with Maurene Comey, who allegedly told him, \u201cHe didn\u2019t have to prove anything, as long as President Trump\u2019s people could not disprove it.\u201d<\/p>\n Epstein reportedly said Comey bragged that \u201cthe FBI were her people, not his [President Trump\u2019s],\u201d suggesting a political bias inside the prosecution team.<\/p>\n The documents reviewed by the\u00a0Post<\/em>\u00a0do not specify what exact crimes Trump was supposed to be implicated in.<\/p>\n At the time of his death, Epstein faced charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy but was rumored to be under investigation for other potential crimes, including financial misdealing and blackmail.<\/p>\n Maurene Comey served as lead prosecutor in several high-profile cases, including those involving Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Tartaglione himself.<\/p>\n Attempts to reach Comey for comment were unsuccessful, and the Department of Justice declined to respond.<\/p>\n The revelation adds another layer to the questions surrounding Epstein\u2019s 2019 death, which was officially ruled a suicide but continues to spark widespread skepticism.<\/p>\n Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019\u2014just weeks after sharing the explosive story with Tartaglione.<\/p>\n Tartaglione claimed that Epstein had insisted, \u201cPresident Trump was not involved in Epstein\u2019s crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n The two men were housed together until Epstein\u2019s first suicide attempt in July 2019, after which he was placed on suicide watch and later returned to a new cell.<\/p>\n Tartaglione, a former K9 officer from Westchester, was later convicted in 2024 for killing four men during a botched 2016 cocaine deal.<\/p>\n In his own legal filings, he now alleges that evidence in his murder case was manipulated, phone data was tampered with, and video evidence was \u201caltered, spliced, mutilated and destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n He also claims that one of his workers, Marcos Cruz, confessed to arranging the murders for a cartel but was pressured by investigators to change his story.<\/p>\n The former cop further accused the prosecution\u2019s star witness, bodybuilder Joseph Biggs, of fabricating testimony after meeting with prosecutors around 30 times.<\/p>\n Biggs later admitted to shooting one of the victims and was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the murders.<\/p>\n Despite his own conviction, Tartaglione\u2019s new claim about Epstein and Comey raises serious concerns about potential political motives behind Epstein\u2019s prosecution.<\/p>\n Maurene Comey was fired from her position at the Justice Department in July, just days after the Department of Justice and FBI concluded that Epstein had died by suicide and did not maintain a client list.<\/p>\n BREAKING: Anna Paulina Luna Claims The Biden DOJ DESTROYED\u2026<\/p>\n Representative Anna Paulina Luna has leveled explosive information against the Biden Department of Justice, claiming that critical materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have been deliberately destroyed.<\/p>\n This assertion, if proven true, would represent one of the most damning instances of governmental obstruction and cover-up in recent history.<\/p>\n Luna, who chairs a congressional task force focused on federal transparency, has stated unequivocally that she possesses evidence implicating high-ranking officials in the DOJ.<\/p>\n According to her, these officials not only failed to disclose materials related to Epstein but actively destroyed them to conceal the extent of powerful individuals\u2019 involvement in Epstein\u2019s criminal network.<\/p>\n She introduced legislation titled the SHRED Act, aimed at imposing severe penalties on government agents who destroy or conceal federal records. The proposed bill calls for 20 years to life in prison for anyone caught eliminating evidence in cases of national significance.<\/p>\n \u201cEven if they are conducting a criminal investigation, you should probably pick up the phone and call us,\u201d Luna told Fox News. \u201cWe have been more than patient.\u201d<\/p>\n These developments come amid growing conservative suspicion that the Biden administration has no interest in unmasking Epstein\u2019s full network. The notion that key records could be gone forever only intensifies fears that justice is being buried under a bureaucratic rug.<\/p>\n Luna\u2019s office has reportedly sent multiple requests to the Department of Justice demanding clarity on the handling of Epstein-related materials. So far, those inquiries have been met with either vague responses or complete silence.<\/p>\n The congresswoman did not mince words in her public statements, suggesting that the DOJ\u2019s behavior constitutes a deliberate act of obstruction. If true, such actions could violate federal law and trigger an entirely new legal battle.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Biden DOJ has obstructed Congress, ignored subpoenas, and now appears to have destroyed critical evidence,\u201d Luna said. \u201cThis is corruption at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n Critics argue that this is yet another example of double standards in Washington. \u201cHad this been a Republican-led DOJ accused of destroying documents in a child sex trafficking case, the media would be apoplectic,\u201d one conservative commentator noted.<\/p>\n For years, the Epstein case has symbolized the deep rot within America\u2019s elite circles. The financier\u2019s suspicious death in prison and the subsequent lack of high-profile indictments have fueled accusations of a widespread cover-up.<\/p>\n Now, Luna\u2019s allegations breathe new life into those concerns. If records were indeed destroyed, the implications are profound. It would mean that the DOJ, under Biden, actively shielded criminals from justice.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more troubling is that these destroyed materials could have named prominent individuals\u2014politicians, celebrities, and global financiers\u2014who participated in or enabled Epstein\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n In this context, Luna\u2019s SHRED Act isn\u2019t just legislative symbolism. It is a clarion call for accountability in an era marked by elite impunity. Her bill seeks to ensure that future officials think twice before erasing truth from the historical record.<\/p>\n Despite Luna\u2019s repeated calls for transparency, there has been no formal response from Attorney General Merrick Garland. The silence speaks volumes to many who believe the DOJ is stonewalling on purpose.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, conservative lawmakers have rallied behind Luna. A growing number of Republicans in the House and Senate are voicing support for investigations into the DOJ\u2019s handling of Epstein evidence.<\/p>\n Some have even floated the idea of appointing a special counsel to probe the matter independently. Given the stakes, such a move may be the only path forward to restore public confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Democrats are in open revolt after eight members of their Senate caucus broke ranks Sunday night and voted to advance a stopgap deal to reopen the government, setting off a political firestorm…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t