The federal government shut down last week after Congress could not come to an agreement on a budget. Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for the stalemate. Bill Bramhall leads the editorial cartoon gallery with his view that Democrats are taking a gamble by holding out, even though Republicans control both the House and the Senate.

Walt Handelsman’s Uncle Sam hoists a giant tube of Krazy Glue to mend the divided Congress. Nick Anderson and David Horsey see the shutdown as a presidential ploy to fire more federal workers under the Project 2025 blueprint. Michael Ramirez portrays Democrats as threatening to jump from a high building as a negotiating tactic, except no one is watching. Mike Luckovich sees Republicans as the captain blaming the jet crash on “the donkey in aisle 3.” Ph

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