Federal Agencies Weaponize Shutdown to Score Partisan Points, Eroding Trust in Government

As America faces yet another federal government shutdown, a troubling pattern has emerged: the very agencies entrusted with serving the public are instead fueling political division. Rather than focusing on ensuring continuity of essential services, multiple federal departments have resorted to partisan blame games—specifically targeting Senate Democrats—while conveniently overlooking their own role in the deadlock. Is Washington’s Dysfunction Turning Federal Agencies Into Political Mouthpieces? Army veteran Samuel Port’s reaction sums up many Americans’ frustration. Receiving a Department of Veterans Affairs newsletter that plainly accused Senate Democrats of blocking a stopgap funding bill “due to unrelated policy demands” left him feeling...