The Nightcap: Republican funding bill passes, averting a government shutdown

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Day 54 of Trump's second term and #Nightcap looks back at the week starting with the controversial Republican funding bill that passed earlier today with the help of enough Senate Democrats to avoid a government shutdown. Then, Wall Street's rough ride in the wake of Trump's tariffs. And, yet another Republican Congressman was booed at a town hall, while Democrats plan to hold their own town halls in red districts across the nation. Plus, find out who made this week’s list of MVPs. David Enrich, Pablo Torre, Eddie Glaude, and Ron Insana join The 11th Hour this Friday.

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0:00.0	Good evening. Once again, I am Stephanie Ruhl. Sadly, you're out of luck because again, the best
0:09.6	conversations on this show happen during the commercial breaks, and they just did. Welcome to the
0:14.3	nightcap. It is day 54 of the second Trump administration, and the government will not be shutting
0:20.0	down at midnight.
0:21.4	Enough Senate Democrats sided with Chuck Schumer and voted for the Republican funding bill
0:25.6	to get it passed.
0:26.8	The situation has put divisions in the Democratic Party on full display with many strongly
0:32.2	criticizing Schumer's decision.
0:34.2	While on Wall Street, the markets rebounded somewhat today, but it was not enough to
0:38.4	save the Dow from having its worst week in two years. Well, the NASDAQ and S&P each lost more than
0:43.7	2% this week. And another Republican congressman faced an extremely tough crowd during a town hall.
0:49.8	North Carolina's Chuck Edwards was booed and heckled in his own hometown. Watch this.
0:55.6	I happen to agree with a lot of the things that's going on in Washington, D.C. right now.
0:59.7	I know many of you are not.
1:01.7	Yeah.
1:04.5	This is scale.
1:05.9	And so.
1:07.4	And so.
1:21.6	Why? government. And so, and President Trump was not allowed to cut our job. Yep.
1:22.6	Do your job.
1:23.6	And President Trump was elected with a, by the line share of the American people.
1:36.6	I will say good on Chuck Edwards for holding the event, despite Republicans being advised not to host town halls right now.
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