US EditionSenate Returns as Shutdown Continues with No Endgame in Sight
Federal worker layoffs are threatened for the first time as shutdown continues with Republicans and Democrats deadlocked over spending and health care protections.
- On Oct. 6, the federal government shutdown entered its second week, with lawmakers deadlocked and routine operations stalled.
- House Republican leaders have insisted on a clean spending bill, while Democratic senators withhold votes pending Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy protections.
- NPS alerts show closures at Fort Mason, Fort Point, and Muir Woods, with the National Parks Conservation Association warning `Every day this shutdown drags on, national parks will lose as much as $1 million in fee revenue`.
- Federal employees face immediate payroll uncertainty as they could receive paychecks this Friday, but the next electronic funds transfer pay date Oct. 24 may leave many unpaid, and the White House warned firings could begin.
- House procedural moves have constrained negotiations, as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., canceled votes and sent members home, the Senate plans to vote again on the failed funding plan, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for broader bipartisan talks.
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The U.S. budget blockade enters its second week on Monday and threatens to continue in view of the marked differences between Democrats and Republicans, at a time when President Donald Trump claims that the dismissals of federal employees began. Each side clings to their positions and blames each other from the beginning of Wednesday of the so-called "shutdown" or closure of the government. The country plunges into paralysis with far more than p…
Senate Reconvenes Amid Ongoing Shutdown Standoff
The Senate is back in session today while the partial government shutdown that kicked off on October 1 shows no signs of letting up. Federal workers might still see their paychecks hit accounts this Friday for the cycle ending last Saturday, but without a resolution, the next round on October 24 could leave many high and dry. President Donald Trump has pointed the finger squarely at Democrats for any potential job losses stemming from the impass…
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