{"id":2500977,"date":"2025-10-20T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-jeffries-holds-presser-as-shutdown-continues\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:00:52","slug":"watch-live-jeffries-holds-presser-as-shutdown-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-jeffries-holds-presser-as-shutdown-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Jeffries holds presser as shutdown continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-jeffries-holds-presser-as-shutdown-continues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2500977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a press conference as the U.S. goverment shutdown entered its 20th day,making it the third-longest shutdown in history. jeffries is expected to place the blame on Republicans, citing the ongoing impasse over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-faces-an-absolutely-brutal-september-filled-with-high-stakes-deadlines\/\" title=\"Congress Faces An Absolutely Brutal September Filled With High-Stakes Deadlines\">continuing resolution<\/a>. The conflict centers around GOP efforts to attach provisions that would prevent Obamacare subsidies from funding abortions, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >key sticking point delaying<\/a> the reopening of the government. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-reporter-chews-up-69-seconds-letting-everyone-know-shes-friends-with-stevie-wonder\/\" title=\"WH Reporter Brags About Friendship with Stevie Wonder in Just 69 Seconds\">press briefing highlights<\/a> the continued gridlock in Washington, D.C., amid mounting political tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Jeffries holds press conference as shutdown becomes third-longest in history<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PsuB9Jz-Q5E\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Jeffries and House Democrats hold briefing as government shutdown enters 20th day\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsuB9Jz-Q5E?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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