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Hopes fade for quick end to shutdown as Trump readies layoffs and cuts
About 750,000 federal employees face furloughs and $400 million in lost daily wages amid a political standoff over health care tax credits and government funding.
- On Friday, hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded as Republicans and Democrats dug in and President Donald Trump readied layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
- Democratic senators demand extending ACA tax credits, but Senate filibuster rules require support from at least 60 of the 100 senators, complicating progress.
- Federal budget analyses show roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed, losing $400 million daily, as Russ Vought canceled $8 billion in green-energy funding, $18 billion in New York projects, and withheld $2.1 billion for Chicago transit.
- Travelers should expect airport delays due to likely TSA officer absences, while air-traffic controllers, TSA officers, CBP agents, and service members continue working without pay during the shutdown.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the House will be closed next week to pressure the Senate, while Democrats' 47 Senate seats and ongoing talks could prolong negotiations until Monday evening.
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I don’t know who is going to win the fight over the shutdown of the US government. I do know that it’s wrong for Donald Trump and the Republicans to do nothing while 24 million Americans enrolled in state exchanges watch their health insurance premiums spike by two, three or four times. I know it’s ...
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