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Sen. John Barrasso on Thursday said SNAP benefits cannot legally continue because of the government shutdown. Sen. Chuck Schumer disagreed, saying that President Trump is refusing to fund SNAP

Barrasso Says SNAP Benefits Illegal In Shutdown; Schumer Blames Trump

Sen. John Barrasso on Thursday said SNAP benefits cannot legally continue because of the government shutdown. Sen. Chuck Schumer disagreed, saying that President Trump is refusing to fund SNAP.

Sean BarryOctober 30, 2025

Jaws dropped when Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders praised President Donald Trump this week for his work to secure the southern border. “Apparently, even Bernie Sanders admits” the effectiveness of Trump's policies, Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso said.

In Stunning Turnaround, Bernie Sanders Praises Trump On Border

Jaws dropped when Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders praised President Donald Trump this week for his work to secure the southern border. “Apparently, even Bernie Sanders admits” the effectiveness of Trump's policies, Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso said.

Sean BarryOctober 25, 2025

Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, the Senate’s second-ranking GOP member, left, said President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans remain unified in not negotiating with Democrats to reopen the government.

Barrasso: Trump Won’t Step In To Resolve Shutdown Standoff

Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, the Senate’s second-ranking GOP member, said President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans remain unified in not negotiating with Democrats to reopen the government.

Sean BarryOctober 23, 2025

Wyoming’s John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, plus most other Republicans in the U.S. Senate, are urging the FDA to cut nationwide access to abortion pills. Pro-choice advocates say ideology, rather than harm to women, is driving the senators’ message.

Lummis, Barrasso Target Abortion Pill At Federal Level

Wyoming’s John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, plus most other Republicans in the U.S. Senate, are urging the FDA to cut nationwide access to abortion pills. Pro-choice advocates say ideology, rather than harm to women, is driving the senators’ message.

Sean BarryOctober 15, 2025

People watch U.S. President Donald Trump address the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on a giant screen in Hostages Square on Oct. 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive.

Wyoming Delegation Applauds Release Of Israeli Hostages

Among the 20 living hostages released Monday as part of the Israel-Hamas peace deal is Avinatan Or, whose brother Chaim Or visited U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis in May. Lummis told Cowboy State Daily that it was unknown whether Avinatan Or was alive.

Sean BarryOctober 14, 2025

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (R) and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) (L) arrive for a news conference on the Upper West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol Building

Barrasso On Shutdown: ‘Terrorist’ Dems Want Country ‘Destroyed’

Discussing the government shutdown on Thursday, U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is beholden to the “terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party, a faction “who will never be satisfied until this country is destroyed.”

Sean BarryOctober 09, 2025

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GOP Irks Dems By Moving To Overturn BLM Plans Including Limits On Mining In Wyoming

Wyoming’s delegation moved Wednesday to overturn part of a BLM Resource Management Plan that limited mining in the Powder River Basin. Democrats say targeting RMPs, a trend among GOP lawmakers in the West, undercuts long, deliberative efforts to balance land uses.

Sean BarryOctober 09, 2025

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, holds a poster of Avinatan Or, who was taken hostage in the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Lummis Has ‘Cautious Hope’ For Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Tuesday expressed “cautious hope” for President Trump’s Middle East peace plan while recalling the horrors of the Hamas attack in Israel two years ago, “All of the blame, literally all of it, lies at the feet of Hamas," she said.

Sean BarryOctober 07, 2025

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FBI Document Shows Biden’s FBI Spied On Sen. Lummis In J6 Probe

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is one of nine Republicans in Congress who were spied on by the FBI under President Joe Biden as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, a document released Monday shows.

Sean BarryOctober 06, 2025

Three days into a federal government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats seem far from any deals to end it. Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman on Friday blasted Democrats for $1.5 trillion “blackmail” that’s keeping government from reopening.

No Deals As Hageman Blasts $1.5 Trillion 'Blackmail' By Democrats In Shutdown

Three days into a federal government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats seem far from any deals to end it. Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman on Friday blasted Democrats for $1.5 trillion “blackmail” that’s keeping government from reopening.

Sean BarryOctober 04, 2025

President Trump posted memes mocking Democratic leaders on Wednesday that Republicans said were in jest. Some Democrats called them racist.

Wyoming Delegation Mum On Trump’s Sombrero Memes Mocking Dems

Wyoming’s congressional delegation declined to weigh in Wednesday on memes posted by President Donald Trump that mock top Democrats. Both memes feature House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York with a fake sombrero and handlebar mustache.

Sean BarryOctober 02, 2025

Wyoming’s members of Congress blame Democrats for not voting with Republicans to keep the government open. From the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso said a shutdown would be a result of the “idiocy” of Democrats.

Wyoming Delegation Pins Likely Federal Shutdown On ‘Idiocy’ Of Democrats

Wyoming’s members of Congress blame Democrats for not voting with Republicans to keep the government open. From the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso said a shutdown would be a result of the “idiocy” of Democrats.

Sean BarryOctober 01, 2025

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If Democrats do not back down in the federal government shutdown impasse, President Trump should make good on his threat to fire federal workers in the Washington, D.C., area, U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

Trump Should Fire D.C. Workers If Dems Don’t Blink In Shutdown Standoff, Lummis Says

If Democrats do not back down in the federal government shutdown impasse, President Trump should make good on his threat to fire federal workers in the Washington, D.C., area, U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said Friday.

Sean BarrySeptember 26, 2025

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Hageman, Trump Blast United Nations Over Climate Change "Lunacy"

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday bashing the United Nations over climate change policies, calling them "extreme overreach" and saying she has a duty to "defend America's independence against climate lunacy."

Sean BarrySeptember 23, 2025

U.S. Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, left, and Chuck Schumer, D-New York.

Barrasso Blasts Dems' $1 Trillion ‘Ransom' As Government Shutdown Looms

To avoid a government shutdown, a supermajority of Senate votes is required, giving Democrats leverage. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso said Democrats are holding the Senate hostage for what amounts to a $1 trillion "ransom.”

Sean BarrySeptember 19, 2025

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Barrasso Won't Miss Jimmy Kimmel; Hageman Says Suspension Not 'A First Amendment Issue'

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman says the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late night TV Show over his comments on Charlie Kirk "isn't a First Amendment issue," while Sen. John Barrasso said he won't miss the show.

Sean BarrySeptember 19, 2025

Republicans and Democrats are in a showdown over a government shutdown.

Delegation: ‘Nuclear Option’ Ends Dems’ ‘Reign Of Terror’ Holding Up Trump Nominees

Senate Democrats have gone to unprecedented lengths to slow confirmations for Trump nominees in what Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso calls a “reign of procedural terror.” On Thursday, Senate Republicans dropped a “nuclear option” to bypass the Dem filibuster.

Sean BarrySeptember 12, 2025

The sun peeks over the horizon over Adobe Town in Wyoming's Red Desert.

Wyoming Delegation Applauds Move To Throw Out Public Lands Rule

Wyoming’s federal lawmakers are praising the planned repeal of the BLM’s Public Lands Rule, which was announced Wednesday. They say the 2024 rule threatened to shut off hundreds of thousands of acres from natural resources, grazing and recreation.

Sean BarrySeptember 10, 2025

Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, a medical doctor, voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. On Thursday, he clashed with him over vaccines, saying he’s now “deeply concerned” about the top U.S. health official.

Barrasso Voted To Confirm RFK Jr., Now Says He’s ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Vaccines

Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, a medical doctor, voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. On Thursday, he clashed with him over vaccines, saying he’s now “deeply concerned” about the top U.S. health official.

Sean BarrySeptember 05, 2025

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman is scrutinizing the municipal government of the nation’s capital, especially with respect to crime. She has introduced bills to rein in the Washington, D.C., but is noncommittal on scrapping the city’s government altogether.

Hageman Introduces Bills To Step Up War On Washington, D.C., Crime

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman has assumed a leading role in asserting Congress’s authority to fight crime in the nation’s capital and fix mismanagement by the city’s officials. But she is noncommittal on scrapping the city’s government altogether.

Sean BarrySeptember 04, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump announces the moving of Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.

Colorado Fuming As Trump Says He’s Moving Space Command To Alabama

The U.S. Air Force Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday at a White House news conference. Wyoming’s U.S. senators say it’s “a win for our national security,” while Colorado vows to sue.

Sean BarrySeptember 03, 2025

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