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I spoke to Ben Johansen, Adam Wren and Lisa Kashinsky for POLITICO on shutdown and GOP election losses.
“Republicans aren’t the ones asking for anything, so for them it’s a choice between changing the rules or helping Dems find an offramp,” Liam Donovan, a veteran GOP strategist, told POLITICO. “Last night’s result theoretically allows Democrats to declare victory and end this on their own terms, but success makes choreography of any resolution that much trickier.”
On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into government shutdown and elections.
As the U.S. enters its fourth week of the government shutdown, The Lobby Shop team breaks down where the pain points are emerging, the political strategies driving the standoff, and what potential paths forward might look like. Hosts Josh Zive, Dylan Pasiuk, and Liam Donovan examine how Democrats have stayed unified, what’s motivating both parties to hold their lines, and what it may take to end the shutdown. They also preview the upcoming Virginia and New Jersey elections, exploring how these off-year races could serve as national bellwethers for both parties heading into 2026.
I joined Grover Norquist on Leave Us Alone, alongside ATR’s Mike Palicz, to talk about the politics of the shutdown and what redistricting means for control of Congress.
Sixteen days into the government shutdown, the American people aren’t feeling the effects. Should Democrats be worried? Is their strategy working? What’s their exit strategy? Grover Norquist is joined by political strategist Liam Donovan and ATR’s Mike Palicz to break down how Democrats’ $1.5 trillion in new spending demands have fallen flat, how the media landscape has changed shutdown politics, and what redistricting could mean for control of Congress in the years ahead.
On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into government shutdown.
The Lobby Shop team breaks down Washington’s latest shutdown, what sparked it, and how long it might last. From Chuck Schumer’s political calculus to Donald Trump’s influence on negotiations, the team explores the pressure points that could end the standoff – and make a few bold predictions along the way.
On this week’s Lobby Shop, we dug into government shutdown and tariffs.
The Lobby Shop returns as Congress faces make-or-break funding deadlines. Caitlin Sickles, Paul Nathanson, Dylan Pasiuk, Josh Zive, and Liam Donovan explore government shutdown brinkmanship and the newest moves on trade and tariffs, including the tariff court fight that is headed to the Supreme Court that could redefine U.S. trade policy.