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Germany: It’s Not Only Money That’s at Stake: It’s American Democracy

Anna Wright - . Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung

[The Democrats] need to find a campaign issue which will resonate beyond their liberal-metropolitan heartlands before the midterm elections in the fall of 2026.

Canada: United States: A Budget Stalemate with Greater Consequences This Time?

Robin Koerner - . Published in Radio-Canada

The president sees the current shutdown as an opportunity to make irreversible cuts in programs dear to Democrats ...[I]t should ... not be taken lightly.

Austria: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget

Michael Stehle - . Published in Der Standard

[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power.

Germany: Trumpists against Trump

Mallory Matsumoto - . Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Trump, leader of the working class, is no fiscal conservative.

Germany: Musk’s Way

Mallory Matsumoto - . Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Congress can’t even bring itself to agree on a budget until it has reached the point of no return.

Germany: A Shutdown in the US Has Only Been Averted in the Short Term

Robin Koerner - . Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[E]ven if the Democrats renegotiate promised funds for the war-torn country ... the U.S. is war weary,

Germany: Political Farce

Peter Carioca - . Published in Tageszeitung

It is abundantly clear that the impeachment effort is not serious, but merely political theater.

U.A.E.: Biden Stares at a Possible US Government Shutdown, but He Needn’t Worry

Lalatendu Das - . Published in The National

The Republican Party has been responsible for recent shutdowns, but this time it's blindingly obvious to the public.

Canada: Washington Plays a Game of Chicken

Robin Koerner - . Published in Journal de Quebec

The stakes are enormous and the game is hard.

U.A.E.: Trump’s Tantrums: It Isn’t a Shutdown. It’s a Let-Down

Lalatendu Das - . Published in Khaleej Times

U.K.: Robert Mueller Has Given Trump a Rare Good Day, and a Tool To Rally His Supporters as 2020 Looms

Lalatendu Das - . Published in Independent

U.A.E.: United States of Emergency? It Is the 32nd in Force

Lalatendu Das - . Published in Khaleej Times

[T]rump's emergency is different. On both the earlier occasions, presidents were short of time while reacting to crises, not short of Congressional support.

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