Dems to Block Govt Funding, Moscow Says No, Schumer Palestinian?, Chinese Student Visas

Dems to Block Govt Funding, Moscow Says No, Schumer Palestinian?, Chinese Student Visas

 • Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer will block the House Republican funding bill, ensuring a government shutdown by Friday midnight
• House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans have left town until March 24, telling Senate to take it or leave it
• Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov firmly rejected US-Ukraine ceasefire proposals and NATO peacekeepers
• Putin threatens to retake Kursk province and label Ukrainians on Russian soil as terrorists
• Trump claimed "Schumer is not Jewish anymore" despite Schumer's strong support for Israel
• House Republicans proposing "Stop CCP Visas Act" to ban 300,000 Chinese nationals from obtaining student visas
• Legislation supporters cite national security concerns while critics call it discriminatory 

 Political tensions are reaching a boiling point across multiple fronts as Washington barrels toward yet another government shutdown. Chuck Schumer has announced that Senate Democrats will block the House Republican funding bill, practically guaranteeing government operations will halt Friday at midnight. With House Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican colleagues already gone until March 24th, Americans are once again caught in the crossfire of partisan brinkmanship.

The international stage offers no respite as Russia's diplomatic stance hardens against peace proposals in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly rejected any NATO peacekeeping presence while Putin, unusually dressed in military camouflage, threatens to treat Ukrainians on Russian soil as terrorists. Despite the White House's optimistic rhetoric about being "at the 10-yard line of peace," Moscow's firm "nyet" to peacekeepers suggests we're not even playing on the same field.

Domestic politics took a troubling turn when Trump questioned Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's Jewish identity, declaring he's "not Jewish anymore" and "he's a Palestinian" – despite Schumer's long history of supporting Israel. Meanwhile, House Republicans advance legislation to ban Chinese students from American universities, citing espionage concerns after incidents like Chinese nationals photographing joint US-Taiwan military exercises. This proposal immediately faces pushback from Asian American advocacy groups who see it as discriminatory overreach rather than legitimate security policy. The question remains: how do we navigate these complex political waters without sacrificing our values or security?

Source Credits:

https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/government-shutdown-likely-friday-night-after-schumer-says-senate-dems-will-block-gop-funding-bill/ https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/russia-says-no-peacekeepers-in-ukraine-under-any-conditions-as-trump-reups-threat-of-devastating-sanctions/ https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/trump-slams-chuck-schumer-as-not-jewish-anymore-hes-a-palestinian-as-far-as-im-concerned/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chinese-nationals-banned-from-us-student-visas-under-new-house-gop-prop

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