Nancy Pelosi has already said she may file a legal challenge.
Category: shutdown
Hope Springs Eternal As Shutdown Risk Fades, Xi To Meet Lighthizer, Mnuchin
“Please Mr. President”…
Trump ‘Not Happy’ With Bipartisan Shutdown Deal, May ‘Let China Slide’ On Trade Deadline
“…it’s all gonna happen where we’re gonna build a beautiful, big strong wall.”
Lawmakers Reach Deal To Avert Shutdown, Includes $1.375 Billion For Border Barriers
“We think so, we hope so.”
Goldman Slashes Q1 US GDP Forecast (Again) Thanks To Shutdown
Well, the US is all set to get back to business this week…
Trump Caves, Agrees To Reopen Government With No Wall Money, Delivers Insane Rose Garden Presser
Brace yourself, the video clips are characteristically unhinged…
‘Now, Therefore, I, Donald J. Trump’: Draft Of National Emergency Order Leaks, Cites ‘Massive Amount Of Aliens’
“The massive amount of aliens”…
Elizabeth Warren Sends Letter To Jerome Powell, Asks If Fed Is Flying Blind In Shutdown
“… the shutdown is ‘no longer just a political sideshow, it’s a real recession risk.'”
‘Kevin, I’m Not Gonna Buy 2 Sandwiches’: Hassett Admits Shutdown Could Drive Growth To Zero During Ritual Poppy Harlow Evisceration
Don’t go on CNN, Kevin. It never ends well for you.
A Glowing-Orange Trump Delivers Nothing’berder’ Shutdown Plan
Man is told proposal is “non-starter”, tries to float it anyway.
Wars Of Attrition.
“…over time the cumulative cost can become very high.”
Shutdown Shenanigans: Kevin Hassett Staffer Becomes Uber Driver, IRS Confronts Tax Overhaul With Skeleton Crew
“…[we] found that yeah, the damage is a little bit worse.”
Trump’s Shutdown Is Now Longest In US History – Are We ‘Great Again’ Yet?
Make shutdowns long again.
Emergency Powers, Coyotes, And Women Tied Up In Vans: Highlights From Trump’s Shutdown Press Conference
Just when you think it can’t possibly get any crazier…
It All Falls Down: Stocks Crash Again As Trump Shutdown Begets Friday Rout
It’s over for Trump.
Thankfully, Mitch McConnell And Donald Trump Are Two Guys You Can Definitely Trust…
“Let’s hope the realpolitik guys are right here, and that this isn’t the fuckup it looks like at the moment.”
Is This Time Different? The Shutdown, The Honey Badger Market, And Everyday Americans
But you know, it’s like Lincoln said, this is government “of the people, by the people, and fuck the people.”
Schumer Calls Trump Lump Of ‘Jell-O’, White House Says Trump Is ‘Real-Life Superman’
Superman or gelatinous dessert? You decide.
Mick Mulvaney Never Knew How ‘Cool’ His Job Was Until He Found Out He’s In Charge Of Government Shutdowns
“Yeah, I mean…here’s how I explained it to people. I explained it this — obviously, I’m — the reason that, obviously, I’m heavily involved in this, Sean”…
Reinforcing The ‘Noisy Status Quo’
To the extent the most recent drama is just the latest in a series of “predictable” political shocks, it reinforces what one might call the “noisy status quo” which is part and parcel of the market’s inability to form a consensus.
