The Daily Beast
House GOP and Democratic leaders have initiated a war of preemptive blame, each faulting the other’s party if Congress can’t prevent a government shutdown next month. “Republicans have been busy. There’s an ongoing internal GOP Civil War around the budget,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday. “We have to get serious about sitting down with Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, House Democrats, and the administration in order to reach an agreement in advance of March 14.” House S