A government shutdown looms in two weeks as Democrats and Republicans trade barbs instead of bargaining. Schumer slammed GOP “crickets,” while Thune mocked Democrats’ “meltdown.” With tensions already raw after Charlie Kirk’s killing, Capitol Hill’s finger-pointing overshadows urgent fiscal negotiations.

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