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The Latest Breaking News on Trump’s budget chief says federal firings will come in ‘one to two’ days amid government shutdown

Trump’s budget chief says federal firings will come in ‘one to two’ days amid government shutdown

Democrats have brushed off pressure from the administration to comply with Republicans’ temporary funding bill

The Independent UK

As Trump threatens mass layoffs during government shutdown, agency begins using AI lawnmowers

Interior Department staff have been told to take their work devices home so they can monitor layoff notifications

The Independent UK

Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continues

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A Government Shutdown Isn't Really a Shutdown. Most Federal Employees Are Still Working and Will Get Paid.

The federal government continues paying its biggest bills during a shutdown, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees get a belatedly paid vacation.

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Why a quick compromise to the first government shutdown in nearly 7 years seems unlikely

Congress failed to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to adopt a spending measure and keep the federal government open, resulting in the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. With both Democrats and Republicans seemingly prepared for a long fight, Alfonso Serrano, a politics editor at The Conversation, interviewed Charlie…

The Conversation

A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans

A U.S. government shutdown has begun, and it could impact travel plans, with potential airport delays and cancellations

The Independent UK

Government Shutdown and Seniors: What You Need to Know About Social Security and Healthcare

Congress has hit another deadlock. Democrats and Republicans failed to pass a stopgap funding bill, resulting in a government shutdown as the new fiscal year...

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Government Shutdowns Are an Example of Congress Doing Its Job

Refusing to fund the government is the primary way minority party lawmakers can check the excesses of the executive branch and the majority party.

Reason

Buckle up, America — Republicans and Democrats appear dug in for a long government shutdown

ANALYSIS: Republicans say Democrats ‘don't have the high ground in this situation,’ Eric Garcia writes. But Democrats are unintimidated by threats from the Trump administration to target their states

The Independent UK

Trump Budget Chief Warns Federal Firings Could Begin Within Days As Shutdown Bites

The warning follows a memo Vought issued last week, which instructed agencies to prepare Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for employees in programs that lost funding after the fiscal year expired.

International Business Times

House Democrat rages against his own party on the government shutdown

Rep. Jared Golden said the shutdown is being "driven by the demands far-left groups are making."

Axios

Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

The Independent UK

US Government Shutdown Explained: Who Gets Paid and Who Misses Out?

The US federal government has shut down after lawmakers failed to agree on a funding bill, leaving hundreds of thousands of employees without pay while members of Congress continue receiving salaries.

International Business Times UK

Government shutdown leaves federal workers ‘on edge’ as Trump eyes more job cuts

Employees wonder if the shutdown will leave them out of work temporarily or set stage for permanent termination

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Government Shutdown 2025: Will I Continue To Receive My SNAP Benefits?

It's official: The U.S. government shut down as of Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to agree upon federal funding extensions.

Axios

Trump admin uses government sites to blame Democrats for shutdown

An ethics watchdog says it's a "blatant violation."

Roll Call

They keep Congress running. The shutdown plunged them into uncertainty

While furloughed federal employees will see back pay after the partial government shutdown ends, contractors don’t have a guarantee.

Axios

How long past government shutdowns have lasted

The last government shutdown during Trump's first term was the longest in history.

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NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as US government shutdown begins

Over 80% of NASA's workforce is being told to stay home during the government shutdown.

Axios

How the government shutdown could disrupt daily life

The first shutdown since 2019 could be unusually disruptive to the federal government.

Roll Call

Blaming shutdown, DOT freezes funds for projects in New York - Roll Call

The DOT is withholding funds for two New York City projects, blaming Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries for the government shutdown.

Axios

Democrats take the fight to Trump on government shutdown

Six months of grassroots fury — and we mean fury – have pushed Democrats to embrace a shutdown

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