*Government Shutdown

Time to buckle up – House Republicans are back on Cruz Control. The Republican Senator who called last year’s government shutdown “absolutely” worth it is at it again, rallying the most conservative Members of the House towards another GOP-led government shutdown. Here’s a look at how Speaker Cruz’s efforts are playing out in the news:

A look at today’s news reveals the House Republican Conference deeply divided once again as the party’s most conservatives Members continue to buck House Republican leaders with threats of another government shutdown.

From Politico:

“The ‘Hell No’ caucus is once again causing headaches for Republican leadership.”

Just in case you thought House Republicans were ready to stop threatening to shut down the government, think again. The GOP continues to be divided over their “CROmnibus” strategy, with some arguing that a shutdown is the way to go. From The Hill:

Congress needs to pass legislation funding the entire government before adjourning for the year, but as the scheduled adjournment date of December 11 nears, Republicans continue to threaten another harmful, costly government shutdown.

Wanted to be sure you saw today’s Republican quote of the day on the need for House Republicans to work with Democrats to pass legislation to fund the government, courtesy of Republican Senator Richard Burr from North Carolina:

As Republicans continue to threaten another shutdown showdown, we wanted to make sure you saw today’s editorial in the New York Times:

Surprise, surprise: Republicans’ shutdown threats are still making headlines. Despite strong bipartisan support for fixing our nation’s broken immigration system and overwhelming agreement that shutting down the government isn’t good policy, a look at the stories today shows the GOP continues to consider shutting down the government a viable option:

Here’s what we know: