US EditionTrump floats cutting benefits during shutdown, warns Democrats are taking a risk
President Trump warned that a shutdown could lead to permanent cuts to federal programs and workforce, with an estimated 750,000 federal employees furloughed daily, the Congressional Budget Office said.
- The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m., disrupting operations until Congress resolves funding disputes, as confirmed by multiple sources in the text.
- President Donald Trump's administration directed agencies to prepare layoff plans in a memo, indicating a potential mass reduction in federal jobs, which could affect programs not aligned with his priorities.
- Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont confirmed that state-funded programs like SNAP would continue amid the shutdown, expressing confidence in the state's preparedness for such disruptions.
- Both Congressional Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over funding, with Trump stating, "We get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want, and they'd be Democrat things.
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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Statement on the government shutdown
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement on the 2025 government shutdown: The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have forced a reckless shutdown of our federal government, causing unnecessary hardship for some 18,000 federal workers in Wisconsin and...
It's not the Dems who must feel real pain if this shutdown is ever to end
One of the main assumptions in the story about the government shutdown, which began at midnight, is that the Democrats see a “rare opportunity to use their leverage to achieve policy goals.”That quote is from the Associated Press. Here’s some more: “Senate Democrats say they won’t vote for [the Republican funding resolution] unless Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits, among other demands. President Donald Trump and …
CT to continue federal food assistance programs affected by the government shutdown
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut will continue federally funded food assistance programs for state residents during the government shutdown, Governor Ned Lamont said on Wednesday.WIC, the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, would have the most immediate impact from the government shutdown.“We are going to have to backstop that, given the reserves that we have as the state of Connecticut,…
Amo: 40,000 Rhode Islanders' healthcare at risk in shutdown
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island’s congressional delegation responded to the government shutdown on Wednesday. Senator Jack Reed (D) shared the following: “President Trump controls every branch of government and his failed policies are about to cause insurance premiums to spike upwards of 75 percent for tens of millions of Americans, with millions more set to lose their coverage and access to health care in the weeks ahead. There is urgent…
Trump Hopes Gov’t Shutdown Will Mask the Weakness of His Economy - WhoWhatWhy
While many Americans will quickly start to feel the pain from a government shutdown in one way or another, it comes at an opportune time for Donald Trump. For the first eight months of his second term in office, the president has been bragging about the strength of the economy, that foreign governments somehow are paying the US trillions of dollars, that prices are down, and that the US is the “hottest country” on Earth. Reality tells a very dif…
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