Byron York predicts Democrats will ‘end up losing’ shutdown standoff

Published February 2, 2026 11:35am ET



Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York predicted the Democratic lawmakers behind the partial government shutdown standoff will lose “just like the last time.”

York appeared on Fox News Live Sunday, two days after the Senate averted a complete government shutdown as Republican and Democratic senators continued to negotiate the appropriations bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security. 

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