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Deadlock deepens as government shutdown hits week three. Heather Cox Richardson reports Senate gridlock with no relief as Republicans follow Trump’s no-negotiation orders, while House Speaker Johnson delays key votes amid Epstein files controversy. Pressure tactics on agencies and media raise alarm; GOP youth radicalization grows. More at https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14-2025 #GovShutdown #PoliticalGridlock #HeatherCoxRichardson

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

Letters from an American

Yonhap Infomax News Oct 1

The US government shutdown raises concerns over potential negative impacts on the country's credit rating, as prolonged political gridlock could trigger further downgrades and market volatility, though immediate risks remain limited according to analysts.
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Will US Government Shutdown Impact Credit Rating?

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Yonhap Infomax News Jul 22, 2025

President Lee calls for renewed parliamentary review of key ministerial nominees, signaling ongoing political gridlock over cabinet appointments.
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President Lee Requests Resubmission of Confirmation Reports for Defense, Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Unification, and Gender Equality Ministers

President Lee calls for renewed parliamentary review of key ministerial nominees, signaling ongoing political gridlock over cabinet appointments.

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U.S. Politics in Real Time Oct 25, 2023

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker in latest attempt to break GOP impasse

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-nominate-mike-johnson-house-speaker-latest-attempt-break-g-rcna122019

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Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker in latest attempt to break GOP impasse

The Louisiana Republican is well-liked with few political enemies, but he could suffer the same fate as the three failed speaker nominees who preceded him.

NBC News

U.S. Politics in Real Time Oct 22, 2023

What If There’s No House Speaker for a Month? For a Year?!

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/what-if-theres-no-house-speaker-for-a-month-for-a-year.html

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U.S. Politics in Real Time Oct 14, 2023

Democrats refuse to help GOP out of House speaker mess, trashing Jim Jordan as an 'insurrectionist'

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-refuse-help-republicans-house-speaker-mess-rcna120242

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Democrats refuse to help Republicans out of House speaker mess

Democratic leaders spoke on the Capitol steps and dialed up their rhetoric against Republicans for nominating a conservative firebrand to be House speaker.

NBC News

U.S. Politics in Real Time Oct 1, 2023

It’s Bad News That So Many in the GOP Are Pissed About Averting a Shutdown

https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-bad-news-that-so-many-in-the-gop-are-pissed-about-averting-a-shutdown?ref=home%3Fref%3Dhome&via=twitter_page&utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&utm_medium=socialflow

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It’s Bad News That So Many in the GOP Are Pissed About Averting a Shutdown

Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have avoided a shutdown for 47 days, but he has a big problem: Some House Republicans are rooting to close it down.

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U.S. Politics in Real Time Sep 27, 2023

Senate grabs wheel from House in bid to avoid shutdown

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4224642-senate-grabs-wheel-from-house-in-bid-to-avoid-shutdown/

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Senate grabs wheel from House in bid to avoid shutdown

Senate leaders are grabbing the steering wheel from embattled Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in hopes of avoiding a wreck in the form of a government shutdown at the end of the week. Senators in both parties have lost confidence in McCarthy’s ability to move a stopgap funding measure through the House and hope to avoid…

The Hill

U.S. Politics in Real Time May 27, 2023

GOP conservatives fume over debt ceiling compromises

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4021457-gop-conservatives-fume-over-debt-ceiling-compromises/

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GOP conservatives fume over possible debt ceiling compromises

Hard-line conservatives are fuming over the debt deal compromise being negotiated between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the White House — and they’re warning about collapsing GOP support. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) said he was “concerned about rumors” he was hearing about a deal that would raise the debt ceiling higher than what House Republicans…

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