{"id":14335,"date":"2025-10-12T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/stone-cold-lie-hakeem-jeffries-on-republicans-healthcare-deal-excuses-amid-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:20:19","slug":"stone-cold-lie-hakeem-jeffries-on-republicans-healthcare-deal-excuses-amid-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/stone-cold-lie-hakeem-jeffries-on-republicans-healthcare-deal-excuses-amid-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stone cold lie\u2019: Hakeem Jeffries on Republicans\u2019 healthcare deal excuses amid shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_10\/1760190996551_n_theweekend_jeffriesshutdown_251011_1920x1080-pyczzo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_10\/1760192507020_n_theweekend_TSAworker_251011_1920x1080-0r9n1j.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Morale is really low&rsquo;: TSA employee on the government shutdown&rsquo;s impact on federal workers<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:36<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_10\/1760192234713_n_theweekend_Trumpretribution_251011_1920x1080-7o8ahp.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Trump has taken control of DOJ&rsquo;: Rep. 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