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New York Republicans blast Schumer, Gillibrand over shutdown: ‘You’ve abdicated your responsibility’
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FIRST ON FOX: Republicans in New York’s congressional delegation are pressing their two Democratic senators to end the ongoing government shutdown, casting their opposition to the GOP’s funding bill as «radical and harmful» to residents of the Empire State.
The government shutdown has entered its eleventh day with Republicans and Democrats still unable to agree on a path forward. Thousands of government workers, including members of the military and federal law enforcement, are set to miss their first paychecks next week barring a breakthrough.
«You have abdicated your responsibility to New Yorkers. By consistently voting against the clean Continuing Resolution (CR), you have shut down the government with no willingness to reopen operations,» seven House Republicans wrote to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
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«Throughout both of your decades in federal office, you have consistently supported clean CRs as a way to keep the government funded and open until Congress can pass bipartisan spending bills.»
The Republicans accused their senators of changing course now «to spite President Trump and congressional Republicans,» and called it «a disservice to our nation and our institutions.»
«In fact, both of you have been vocal about your past opposition to shutdowns and the dangers they wreak on the American people,» they wrote.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The letter is being led by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and is signed by the six other House Republicans representing parts of New York: Reps. Nick Langworthy, Nicole Malliotakis, Claudia Tenney, Nick LaLota, Elise Stefanik, and Andrew Garbarino.
The House passed a measure to keep the government funded at levels roughly even to fiscal year (FY) 2025 through Nov. 21 — called a continuing resolution (CR) — on Sept. 19, mostly along party lines.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at a campaign event for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Nov. 6, 2022, at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
But Democrats in the House and Senate were largely infuriated by being sidelined in federal funding talks and are now demanding any spending deal also include an extension of COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year.
Democrats have argued that a failure to act on those subsidies now will lead to higher health care premiums for millions of Americans by the end of the year.
Republican leaders who control the House and Senate have said they are willing to hold negotiations on those subsidies, but have insisted the CR must be «clean» without any policy riders. CRs are aimed at giving congressional negotiators more time to strike a longer-term funding deal for FY2026, which began on Oct. 1.
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Schumer had been under particular pressure from his left flank to resist the GOP’s plan after his vote was key to helping advance the same bill in March, which extended FY2024 federal funding levels through Sept. 30.
«Just last year in 2024, you said that no reasonable member on either side of the aisle wants a government shutdown. I agree, Senator, your position now is unreasonable,» the House GOP’s Saturday letter read.
The CR has now failed in the Senate seven times. Under the most recent tallies, five more Democrats would be needed to cross the aisle and meet the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to break the filibuster and advance the bill to a final vote.
Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer and Gillibrand’s offices for a response but did not hear back by press time.
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US congressional delegation visits Denmark amid backlash over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland
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A bipartisan, bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers set off to Denmark to reassure the NATO ally amid President Donald Trump’s push for a takeover of Greenland.
The group was mostly made of Democrats, but included two Republicans: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Murkowski, Tillis, Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., were among those who traveled to Europe for meetings with Danish and Greenlandic officials. Some members of the delegation are expected to go to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week.
«The trip will highlight bipartisan support for our allies in the Kingdom of Denmark and discuss how to deepen this partnership in line with our shared principles of sovereignty and self-determination, and in the face of growing challenges around the world, especially bolstering Arctic security and promoting stronger trade relations between the two countries,» a statement Shaheen issued prior to the visit read.
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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks during a press conference with the American delegation, consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Coons, who led the delegation, underscored the lawmakers’ desire to «reaffirm Congress’ commitment» to Denmark, calling it one of the U.S.’s «oldest, strongest NATO allies.»
«A great day leading our bipartisan delegation to Copenhagen meeting with Danish and Greenlandic officials to reaffirm Congress’ commitment to one of our oldest, strongest NATO allies. In an increasingly unstable world In which our adversaries are cooperating, our alliances are more important than ever,» he wrote in a post on X.
The visit comes as Trump’s renewed push for the U.S. to takeover Greenland continues to draw criticism from both sides of the aisle and some of America’s allies.
«That rhetoric doesn’t just undermine our bilateral relationship, it undermines the NATO alliance at a time when our adversaries seek to benefit from division,» Shaheen said during a speech at the University of Copenhagen.
People take part in the «Hands Off Greenland» protest, held under the slogans «Hands Off Greenland» and «Greenland for Greenlanders», after the White House said that the U.S. was considering a range of options to acquire Greenland, including the use of military force, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2026. (Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Helms/via Reuters)
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The trip began before Trump announced on Saturday planned tariffs for Denmark and several European nations in a bid to force a deal for the U.S. purchase of Greenland.
While the lawmakers were visiting, Denmark saw massive protests of crowds voicing their opposition to the U.S. taking the semiautonomous Danish territory. Thousands gathered across the country to show their solidarity with Greenland. The crowds chanted «Greenland is not for sale» and held banners with slogans such as «Hands off Greenland,» according to Reuters.
«I am very grateful for the huge support we as Greenlanders receive… we are also sending a message to the world that you all must wake up,» Julie Rademacher, chair of Uagut, an organization for Greenlanders in Denmark, told Reuters.
«Greenland and the Greenlanders have involuntarily become the front in the fight for democracy and human rights,» she added.
A «Make America Go Away» baseball cap, distributed for free by Danish artist Jens Martin Skibsted, is arranged in Sisimiut, Greenland, on March 30, 2025. (Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Trump has insisted that the U.S. needs Greenland for purposes of national security, saying that Russia and China were eyeing the island.
During her speech at the University of Copenhagen, Shaheen argued that Trump’s approach is unnecessary, saying the U.S. already has pathways to secure its interests in the Arctic.
«Anything the president might want — whether it is U.S. bases to defend against Arctic threats or critical minerals deals — the leaders of Denmark and Greenland have made clear they are happy to partner with us. So, the threats are not only unnecessary, they are also counterproductive, and they risk undermining the broader NATO Alliance in the process,» Shaheen added.
Protesters take part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2026. (Tom Little/Reuters)
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In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker pushed back against growing European backlash over Washington’s focus on Greenland after France announced new military exercises with Denmark, saying Arctic security is a core American defense interest and that Europe «has a tendency to overreact.»
Americans appear divided on the idea, however, with 86% of voters nationwide saying they would oppose military action to take over Greenland, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. The survey found that voters opposed any U.S. effort to buy Greenland by a 55%–37% margin, suggesting the idea has yet to gain broad support among American voters.
Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lachter and Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
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Brasil afirmó que el acuerdo Mercosur-UE debe desarrollarse de forma “justa” y “equilibrada”
El acuerdo de libre comercio firmado este sábado en Asunción entre la Unión Europea (UE) y el Mercosur marca, según el canciller brasileño Mauro Vieira, el inicio de una nueva etapa de cooperación internacional que debe desarrollarse de manera “justa” y “equilibrada” para todas las partes. La ceremonia, que tuvo lugar en la sede del Banco Central de Paraguay, reunió a los principales líderes de ambos bloques, aunque contó con la ausencia destacada del presidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, quien no asistió debido a cambios de protocolo de última hora.
Vieira resaltó el compromiso de Brasil y del Mercosur con el sistema multilateral y subrayó la importancia de los capítulos del acuerdo que abordan temas medioambientales, sociales y laborales. El canciller destacó especialmente el apartado sobre comercio y género, que contempla la implementación de políticas públicas orientadas a la inclusión y el empoderamiento de las mujeres en ambas regiones. “El pacto refleja el compromiso de ambas partes con una integración basada en el respeto a los derechos y a la equidad social”, afirmó durante su intervención.
La firma del tratado se produjo en un lugar simbólico para el bloque sudamericano, ya que ese mismo edificio vio nacer al Mercosur en 1991 con sus cuatro miembros fundadores: Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay. La ceremonia contó con la presencia de líderes europeos, como la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula Von der Leyen, y el presidente del Consejo Europeo, António Costa. Por el lado sudamericano, asistieron los presidentes de Paraguay, Santiago Peña; de Argentina, Javier Milei; y de Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi. También participaron el presidente de Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, y el mandatario de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, cuyo país se incorporó recientemente al bloque como Estado asociado.
Santiago Peña destacó el papel de Lula como uno de los principales impulsores del acuerdo y expresó su reconocimiento a la labor de Von der Leyen para alcanzar la firma del tratado. “Lula fue uno de los impulsores fundamentales de este proceso. En su nombre saludo a todos los líderes y visionarios del Mercosur que apostaron a la integración en el siglo XXI”, declaró Peña en calidad de presidente pro tempore del bloque.
La concreción del acuerdo pone fin a 26 años de negociaciones y permitirá crear una de las mayores zonas de libre comercio del mundo, con una población conjunta de 720 millones de personas y un volumen económico estimado en 22 billones de dólares (19 billones de euros). El tratado prevé la reducción o eliminación gradual de aranceles para el 90 % de los bienes y servicios comercializados entre ambas regiones, un punto que ha generado resistencia entre algunos sectores del agro europeo.
Durante el evento, Von der Leyen subrayó que el acuerdo representa una apuesta firme por la cooperación internacional y el multilateralismo. “Este acuerdo envía un mensaje muy poderoso al mundo. Refleja una elección clara y deliberada”, afirmó la presidenta de la Comisión Europea ante los mandatarios presentes. La funcionaria europea destacó que ambos bloques suman cerca del 20 % del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) global y que la nueva zona de libre comercio unirá a dos de los principales mercados internacionales.
Por su parte, Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina, advirtió que la firma del acuerdo no constituye una meta final, sino el punto de partida de una estrategia más ambiciosa de vinculación económica internacional. “Celebramos haber alcanzado un objetivo, pero sobre todo, estamos ratificando un rumbo. Argentina eligió la apertura, la competencia”, señaló el mandatario argentino. Milei aprovechó su intervención para reclamar la liberación de los denominados “presos políticos” en Venezuela y, en particular, la del ciudadano argentino Nahuel Gallo. También mencionó la “determinación” del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump en las acciones contra el gobierno venezolano.
La jornada en Asunción fue descrita por varios de los asistentes como histórica, tanto por el alcance del acuerdo como por la simbología de la cita. Peña instó a los presentes a trabajar juntos para construir una nueva “hermandad europea y americana”, aludiendo a leyendas de la mitología guaraní para ilustrar la necesidad de superar el unilateralismo. La ceremonia reunió a jefes de Estado y altos funcionarios de Mercosur, la Unión Europea y países asociados, consolidando un espacio de diálogo y cooperación con impacto global.
Von der Leyen sostuvo que los países de América Latina han optado por la democracia y la cooperación, en contraste con la rivalidad. “El acuerdo con Mercosur es el logro de una generación para beneficio de las próximas generaciones. Larga vida a la amistad entre nuestros pueblos y entre nuestros países”, expresó la presidenta europea en uno de los pasajes destacados de la jornada.
La implementación del acuerdo estará sujeta a la ratificación de los parlamentos de los países involucrados y abrirá un proceso de adaptación normativa y comercial entre las partes. El texto prevé mecanismos de monitoreo y revisión periódica para garantizar que los compromisos asumidos se cumplan de forma equitativa.
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