US EditionTrump Administration Reallocates Funds to Sustain Programs as Shutdown Enters Its Third Week
- On Oct. 9, the Senate left town without a funding deal, as a partial government shutdown enters its third week with little urgency on Capitol Hill.
- House Republicans insist talks wait until after the shutdown, while Senate Democrats block the measure to press for Affordable Care Act tax credits and Medicare cuts negotiations.
- Federal workers face both layoffs and furloughs, with 4,100 laid-off workers and about 750,000 furloughed, while Smithsonian National Zoo closed to visitors as of Sunday.
- President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department to use available funds to pay roughly 2.1 million troops on Wednesday, while officials use tariff revenue to fund WIC and announced $20 billion for Argentina.
- Investor reluctance and official warnings point to growing economic strain as the shutdown already exceeds the historic average of six days, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying it is starting to affect the real economy.
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Key Takeaways as US Government Shutdown Enters 3rd Week - The Thinking Conservative News
The federal govt shutdown enters its third week after the Senate again failed to pass a temporary funding extension that expired on Sept. 30. The post Key Takeaways as US Government Shutdown Enters 3rd Week appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Entering the third week of the government shutdown, Democrats say they are neither intimidated nor intimidated by President Donald Trump's efforts to lay off thousands of federal workers nor by his threats of more layoffs…
Trump targets ‘Democrat programs’ as shutdown standoff heads for third week • Daily Montanan
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another failed vote to advance a short-term funding bill. President Donald Trump and administration officials also didn’t seem inclined …
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