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For California delegation and its staffers, here's what shutdown life looks like
WASHINGTON — Twenty-two days into the government shutdown, California Rep. Kevin Kiley spent an hour of his morning in Washington guiding…
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Obamacare Costs Jump in Red State as Trump Shutdown Drags On
“As much as it’s our wish or aspiration, we have decided not to bring it this stage to the Knesset, because now on the table, we have huge…
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“Unacceptable”: MTG Calls Out Mike Johnson’s Lies on Shutdown
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is criticizing Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for refusing to address one of, if not the main…
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13 Senate Democrats Vote to Advance Trump Nominee During Shutdown
HuffPost reported Monday that when a reporter asked Hegseth’s office if he was aware of the attention the tie had garnered from Russia,…
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Democrats and Republicans Get Same Shutdown Request From Constituents
Americans don’t want their representatives to bow to the pressures of the government shutdown. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are…
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Transcript: Trump Fury at Dems Grows as Brutal New Shutdown Poll Hits
And so I do think that part of what’s driving this is they’re scared. They’re losing. They don’t feel like this stuff is working. They…
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How Trump rewrote the government shutdown playbook
The current government shutdown is like no previous shutdown in that, this time, the president has labored to reduce the pain on everyday…
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California judge halts Trump federal job cuts amid government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Wednesday from firing thousands of federal employees based on the ongoing…
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Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown
So, how many members of the Venezuelan gang did they catch in the controversial September raid? DHS says that, of the 37 individuals…
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Commentary: In shutdown fight, this Nevada Democrat stands (almost) alone. And she's fine with that
As the partial government shutdown grinds on, with no end in sight, Catherine Cortez Masto stands ready to end it right now. The lawyerly…
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Neither side flinches as shutdown pain intensifies, thousands of federal workers lose their jobs
The government shutdown is taking a heavy toll on federal workers, with 4,000 receiving layoff notices as President Trump ratchets up the…
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Why It’s Pointless for Democrats to Negotiate a Shutdown Deal
Or … almost? As it turns out, Democrats are planning to take on the GOP—in a few weeks, anyway. “House Democrats are plotting to turn the…
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Video: How the Government Shutdown Will Be Felt
new video loaded: How the Government Shutdown Will Be Felt The effects of a shutdown tend to unfold in stages. As agencies, departments…
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Federal Workers Might Not Know They’ve Been Fired Thanks to Shutdown
Trump has complained for years that his name has not yet been added to the ranks of prize recipients, who span some of the greatest…
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White House Begins Mass Firing of Federal Employees Amid Shutdown War
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, announced that the administration has begun firing federal workers en masse. Vought…
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Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” the committee…
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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing…
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IRS Suddenly Says It’s Following Trump’s Plan for Shutdown Backpay
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday for alleged mortgage fraud, following President Donald Trump’s months-long…
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Johnson quashes hope of standalone bill to pay troops during shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he was "open" to a stand-alone bill to ensure active-duty military troops continue to receive pay…
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Trump Says Which Furloughed Workers Get Shutdown Backpay “Depends”
President Donald Trump gave the least reassuring answer Tuesday about ensuring federal workers receive backpay after the government…
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Karoline Leavitt Has Wild Excuse for Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs
The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s favorite far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Snaps at Journos as Shutdown Polls Worsen
Sargent: Yeah, I think you’re getting at what I think is a real problem in the Trump coalition, kind of in a very broad sense, right? So…
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Trump promises pay raises for military coming, despite government shutdown
President Trump said the government shutdown will not hinder the pay raises he is seeking for every member of the U.S. military.…
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The Shutdown Is Sparing Trump Some Bad Economic News
But what if you could keep the government shut down long enough to prevent BLS from collecting the data it will need to report the…