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Public health
fromwww.twincities.com
4 hours ago

Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

Hundreds of federal public health employees were fired in a government-wide reduction-in-force, disrupting disease surveillance, mental health services, and disaster preparedness.
#government-shutdown
US politics
fromFortune
9 hours ago

House speaker Mike Johnson sees no endgame in sight to government shutdown | Fortune

A prolonged government shutdown has halted services, prompted mass federal layoffs, and centers on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies with no resolution in sight.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
10 hours ago

THE TRASH REPORT: Ben Affleck, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and ICE Have Said Enough

A federal shutdown continues as Democrats demand restored healthcare subsidies while Republicans blame Democrats and push political messaging, which some local airports refuse to show.
fromFortune
9 hours ago
US politics

House speaker Mike Johnson sees no endgame in sight to government shutdown | Fortune

fromwww.mediaite.com
7 hours ago

Top Democrat Praises MTG For a Surprisingly Enlightened Few Weeks'

I have not met with her, but it does seem to many of us that she's had a surprisingly enlightened few weeks in terms of her perspective on both the Epstein files and also Katy, we know one of the reasons why Republicans refuse to come back while they remain on vacation all across the country is because they don't want to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, because she would represent the 218th signature for an up-or-down vote on releasing the Epstein files,
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US news
fromThe Washington Post
12 hours ago

Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints

Multiple U.S. airports refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video, citing the Hatch Act, state laws, and policies barring political messaging.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
8 hours ago

The CDC's Weekend of Whiplash

CDC layoffs were executed chaotically, with workers wrongly notified of separations then reinstated, revealing mismanagement and cuts conflicting with agency priorities.
US politics
fromFast Company
10 hours ago

Do you still need to pay taxes during a government shutdown?

Most taxpayers who filed extensions must still pay taxes by October 15 despite the government shutdown, with limited exceptions.
#air-traffic-controllers
fromFortune
12 hours ago
US politics

Air traffic controllers were already some of the most stressed workers in the U.S. before having to work without pay, say experts from Center for Aviation Studies | Fortune

fromFortune
2 days ago
US politics

Air traffic controllers working without pay get warning from boss: 'Staff that aren't dedicated like we need, we'll let them go' | Fortune

fromFortune
12 hours ago
US politics

Air traffic controllers were already some of the most stressed workers in the U.S. before having to work without pay, say experts from Center for Aviation Studies | Fortune

fromFortune
2 days ago
US politics

Air traffic controllers working without pay get warning from boss: 'Staff that aren't dedicated like we need, we'll let them go' | Fortune

#cdc-layoffs
#federal-layoffs
US news
fromBusiness Insider
19 hours ago

Want a clue about how the economy is faring as the government shutdown drags on? Company earnings will try.

Earnings calls and private data provide partial economic clues during the government shutdown but cannot replace comprehensive government statistics.
#marjorie-taylor-greene
fromThe American Conservative
1 day ago
Right-wing politics

MTG Goes in Search of the Real MAGA

Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Republican leaders, not President Trump, for the government shutdown and criticizes party failures on health insurance, AIPAC, and Epstein files.
fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago
US politics

What's Going On With Marjorie Taylor Greene?

Marjorie Taylor Greene, once endorsing violence, now breaks with Republican leadership by urging extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies and criticizing party health-policy failures.
US politics
fromBuzzFeed
1 day ago

Karoline Leavitt Tried Slamming "Cruel" Dems For What They're Doing To "Impoverished Mothers"

The Trump administration will use Section 232 tariff revenue to keep WIC funded during the government shutdown.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Canadian Snowbirds air show thrills SF Fleet Week spectators, despite no Blue Angels: 'Spectacular!'

Did you hear it? That roar of jet engines over San Francisco. The Fleet Week Air Show continued over the city's waterfront Saturday. This year, no U.S. Military planes could take part due to the government shutdown, but spectators still enjoyed the show. "This is the biggest party in San Francisco the whole year," said Glenda McGovern from Healdsburg.
San Francisco
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Play Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi in SNL's Cold Open

Saturday Night Live opened its latest episode with a cold open spoofing Pam Bondi's recent congressional hearing, in which the attorney general clashed with senators through evasive answers and sharp personal jabs. This week's host, Amy Poehler, played the role of Bondi, while her longtime friend and fellow SNL alum Tina Fey made a surprise cameo as Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem - hair extensions, Botox, and AR-15 included.
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Trump directs Pentagon to use 'available funds' to pay military during shutdown

President Trump directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use available funds to ensure active-duty troops are paid on October 15 despite the government shutdown.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Mike Lawler Mocks Schumer For 'Hip' 'Feisty' Fashion Change

Chuck Schumer took so much heat in March when they passed a clean CR. And he's so worried about AOC challenging him and losing control of his Senate Democratic conference that he's trying to show. I mean, he even updated his glasses to show that he is hip and, you know, feisty now. But it's absurd. The whole thing is performative, Lawler said.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

Smithsonian's 21 museums, research centers and the National Zoo will close Sunday due to the government shutdown, though animals will continue to be cared for.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Calls Out New Trump Threat Words Could Be Used In Forthcoming Lawsuits'

President Donald Trump threatened Democrat-oriented mass federal layoffs during the government shutdown, the administration initiated reductions in force, potentially bolstering legal challenges.
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

Shutdown closes Bay Area home of the 'father of the national parks'

That eminent figure is Muir, the Scottish-born naturalist who founded the Sierra Club and hosted President Theodore Roosevelt on a camping trip in Yosemite in 1903. Muir is called the "father of the national parks," in part because the writing he did in his Martinez study persuaded Americans to see their wilderness areas as treasures to preserve, not as resources to be exploited.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Chabria: They cuffed and tackled Sen. Alex Padilla. But he sees a bigger crisis ahead.

Padilla told me that from day one of this administration, I have tried to speak truth to power, and if getting tackled forced people to have no choice but to now start paying attention that could be helpful, because the general public knows it's wrong. U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi recycled the incident on Tuesday when Padilla attempted to question her during a congressional hearing, voicing concern about the weaponization of the Department of Justice.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

The 10 most visited national parks are open during the government shutdown. Here's what to expect if you go.

Many major national parks remain open to the public during the government shutdown. Still, exactly what "open" means varies from park to park - and it doesn't mean they're running like usual. If a national park is open, it means the public can access it, but some offer more services than others. For instance, some parks are keeping visitor centers open while others aren't. Many aren't collecting entrance fees.
Environment
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 days ago

Trump Fires More Education Dept. Employees

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has threatened the layoffs for weeks, citing the government shutdown. Vought wrote on social media Friday that his promised reduction in force had begun. A department spokesperson then confirmed in an email to Inside Higher Ed that "ED employees will be impacted by the RIF." The spokesperson did not clarify how many employees will be affected or in which offices.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

Canadian Navy's HMCS Nanaimo arrives for SF Fleet Week: 'Really glad to be there for our partners'

The Blue Angels won't be flying here this year, and the parade of ships only consisted of one ship Friday morning. But even a scaled-down Fleet Week is expected to bring tens of thousands of people to the area and could be a big boom for businesses. A big, visual welcome came from one of San Francisco's fire boats for the HMCS Nanaimo, an impressive coastal defense vessel belonging to the Royal Canadian Navy.
San Francisco
US politics
fromAxios
3 days ago

Congress erupts at Trump's shutdown mass firings: "This is a disaster"

The administration has initiated mass federal worker firings (RIFs), prompting bipartisan concern about harm to public services and legal challenges.
US politics
fromwww.ocregister.com
3 days ago

Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress?

House Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, citing the government shutdown, despite mounting Democratic pressure.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

White House says 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers have begun, with few details

The Trump administration has begun substantial reduction-in-force (RIF) layoffs of federal employees during the government shutdown.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Stock Market News October 10: S&P 500 (SPY) Falls 1.59% Before Earnings Kick-Off

U.S.-China trade tensions and the prolonged government shutdown are depressing markets and increasing uncertainty ahead of earnings, with select stocks receiving bullish analyst upgrades.
fromWIRED
3 days ago

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

"We will never compromise on safety. When staffing constraints arise, the FAA will slow down air traffic at impacted airports to ensure operations remain safe," FAA spokesperson Hannah Walden tells WIRED, adding that Transportation secretary Sean Duffy " said that air traffic controllers who report to work will be paid. Regarding reductions in force (RIFs), DOT has been clear for months: safety critical positions-including air traffic controllers-have and will continue to be exempt from any RIFs."
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US news
fromTheregister
3 days ago

NASA Voyagers facing 26% budget cut

NASA's Voyager mission faces a proposed 26% budget cut, jeopardizing its operations amid broader funding uncertainties that also threaten missions like Juno.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Joe Scarborough Loses It on Mike Johnson for 5 Whole Minutes in Shutdown Tirade: He Lies So Effortlessly!'

House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Senate Democrats for potential military pay stoppages while a Republican military wife pleaded for intervention to prevent severe family hardship.
Science
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Rocket Report: Bezos' firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck

Franklin Chang-Diaz's plasma rocket engine program takes another turn while U.S. space activities continue largely unaffected despite a federal government shutdown.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Social Security workers say the shutdown has them unable to help with benefit letters

The government shutdown prevents Social Security field offices from providing in-person and live-call benefit verification letters, blocking recipients' access to income documentation needed for aid.
US politics
fromwww.cnn.com
4 days ago

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country

The administration will play airport videos blaming Democrats for TSA workers' unpaid status during the government shutdown, potentially politicizing travel experiences.
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Shutdown silver lining? Your IPO review comes after investors buy in | TechCrunch

In a development born of the government shutdown, the SEC announced Thursday that companies can proceed with IPOs using an obscure automatic approval process, now with the added bonus of skipping pricing information entirely. What's happening is that with 90% of SEC staff furloughed, startups can file their paperwork and have it automatically become effective after 20 days. This option always existed; firms just rarely use it because they prefer having SEC reviewers actually look at their disclosures before going public.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

One National Park is staying open during the government shutdown

One national park is staying open through the government shutdown - Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park, located in the Appalachian Mountains between North Carolina and Tennessee, will be fully staffed through the period, NPR reported. The outlet reported that seven local governments in the area were paying the park's 275 full time employees to keep the park operating during the shutdown. Local governments have raised nearly $2 million to keep the park running, per NPR.
US news
US politics
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
5 days ago

The Blue States: A Toast to Gridlock - San Francisco Bay Times

A 'Three Blue States' shot replaces corporate whiskeys with artisanal American spirits from blue states as a craft-forward political response to a government shutdown.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Democratic Senator Says Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Doing Democrats' Messaging Better Than a Lot of Democrats'

They're already paying $2,000 a month with $10,000 deductibles. I'm getting phone calls from people that are saying if the ACA tax credits expire, they aren't going to be able to have health insurance.
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US news
fromAxios
4 days ago

The BLS is prepping a delayed inflation report

BLS is restarting CPI work to avoid delaying the Social Security COLA and to provide inflation data for the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting.
US politics
fromCbsnews
4 days ago

Stalemate in Congress puts ACA subsidies, and millions of Americans, at risk

Expiring ACA subsidies risk causing millions to lose affordable health insurance and dramatically raise premiums, threatening patients' health and financial security.
US politics
fromAxios
4 days ago

Mike Johnson: "Of course" we'd give back pay to federal workers

Johnson will act to secure back pay for furloughed federal employees and is prepared to seek congressional authorization despite OMB and White House positions.
US politics
fromHigh Country News
4 days ago

Tribal governments fend off the worst of the impacts of the shutdown - High Country News

Tribal self-determination and gaming-generated economic capital mitigated the federal shutdown's worst impacts on Indigenous communities, keeping IHS operations funded and functional.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

C-SPAN Caller Rips Into Mike Johnson For Claiming People Are Smiling' About Troops In Their Cities

I'm telling you the truth, and you can go look at all the documents yourself. Don't look at Republican paperwork. Look at the Congressional Budget Office, who said that we had at least 1.4 million illegal aliens draining the resources from Medicaid, which is why you put their forms into law and got it signed July 4th. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries' counter-proposal for the CR would reverse all that.
US politics
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fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

What Is WhiteHouse.gov Becoming?

The White House website was redesigned in 2025 to feature partisan messaging, including a countdown clock blaming Democrats for a government shutdown.
Real estate
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

Weekly Mortgage Rates Drop on Squirrelly Jobs Data

Mortgage rates fell to 6.25% as fewer workers were on the job and the government shutdown reduced visibility into official employment data.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
4 days ago

I Welcome Any Sign From Congress That It Is a Coequal to Our Renegade President

Republican lawmakers are publicly unraveling amid Epstein stonewall and shutdown disputes, prompting confrontations and bipartisan pressure to force release of Epstein documents.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Zero to Do With Epstein': Johnson Gives New Reason Why He Hasn't Sworn in New Democrat

That's a great achievement. We applaud her. I look forward to administering the oath of office to her to make her an official member of the House as soon as we get back to regular session. Right now, Chuck Schumer holds the cards on when that can happen because he is the one that has shut down the government, and that is a problem, Johnson said.
US politics
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fromFortune
4 days ago

You're 10 times more likely to have a flight delay during the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary says: 'These controllers are stressed out' | Fortune

Widespread flight delays have surged due to air traffic controller staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown, with some airports experiencing major disruptions.
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