Jeffries refuses to rule out government shutdown over Iran war

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Thursday did not rule out forcing a government shutdown to see the end of the Iran war.

Jeffries was asked during a press conference if he would consider attaching a provision to end the Iran war as a rider to an appropriations bill as Congress heads toward a looming funding cliff on Dec. 11. Jeffries did not directly answer the shutdown inquiry, but he reaffirmed that a priority of the Democratic caucus is to see an end to the conflict.