US EditionThis week: Senate returns with clock ticking toward shutdown
Partisan disputes over Affordable Care Act subsidies and border-wall funding led to a shutdown affecting 750,000 federal workers, with essential services continuing amid uncertainty.
- The U.S. federal government entered a shutdown after the Senate failed to pass a stopgap funding bill before the midnight deadline.
- President Donald Trump threatened to 'get rid of a lot' of 'Democrat things' if the government shut down and warned of mass layoffs.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the Republicans must negotiate to secure votes to reopen the government.
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Trump only 'making matters worse' as government shutdown wreaks havoc
When GOP and Democratic lawmakers were unable to reach a funding agreement by the end of September, a partial shutdown of the United States' federal government got underway. Thousands of federal workers are now furloughed.President Donald Trump, along with Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), are blaming Democrats for the shutdown. But MSNBC's Steve Benen, in an October 1 column, laments that Trump did nothing to…
US Government Shuts Down Amid Uncertain Path To Reopening
America has hit the brakes again. For the first time in nearly seven years, the US government has officially shut down. Lawmakers in Congress failed to cut a last-minute funding deal.The fallout? Hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be sent home without pay. Museums and parks may shutter, and air travel could grind slower if staff stop showing up.So, what went wrong? Despite frantic late-night talks, the Senate couldn’t muster the 60 v…
Government enters partial shutdown as Dems refuse to give up spending spree demands * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
President Donald Trump confirmed that he now can do things “that are irreversible” to cut government costs after Democrats in Congress refused to give up their spending spree demands. The government entered a partial shutdown at midnight after the party failed in its insistence that the GOP agreed to hand out $1.5 trillion to Democrats’ favorite people. The trigger for the shutdown was the Democrats refusal to go along with a short-term spending…
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