close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

EXCLUSIVE: A House Republican exploring higher office is predicting the ongoing government shutdown will make the 2026 midterm field a more difficult one for Democrats.

"Once all the dust settles, I think people will think, ‘Why did the Democrats shut it down? What was their reason? What did they get out of it?’" Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital.

"And I think once this all passes over the next two, three months, I think people will think, like, ‘Shame on all these partisan antics the government did and shame on [Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.] for going down this path, having no idea of how to get it reopened."

Feenstra is expected to announce a run for Iowa governor, having already starte

See Full Page