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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Trump White House Flays CNN Clown Show' Featuring AOC and Bernie Sanders in Wild Statement

The White House denounced a CNN town hall as a "clown show," accusing Democrats of deliberately causing a government shutdown to advance a socialist agenda.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 hours ago

Adelita Grijalva can force a vote on the Epstein files, but she's still not sworn in

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva remains unsworn, lacking staff and resources, because Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in during the government shutdown.
#government-shutdown
fromAxios
6 hours ago
US politics

Exclusive: Why the White House is convinced it's winning the shutdown

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fromABC7 Los Angeles
8 hours ago

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats repeatedly block a stopgap spending bill until guarantees are provided to extend Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies, prolonging the government shutdown.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
10 hours ago

WATCH: Furloughed Air Traffic Controller's Shutdown Question Stops NewsNation Town Hall Cold

A furloughed Dallas air traffic controller took a DoorDash job to pay his daughter's tuition after losing pay during a government shutdown.
fromAxios
6 hours ago
US politics

Exclusive: Why the White House is convinced it's winning the shutdown

Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
4 hours ago

Hochul slams Trump and Congressional Republicans over threat to end SNAP benefits due to insufficient funds' for food program | amNewYork

Roughly 3 million New Yorkers face potential partial November SNAP benefits due to a federal funding shortfall amid the ongoing government shutdown.
#social-security
fromFortune
1 day ago
US politics

Tens of millions on Social Security go without cost-of-living adjustment due to government shutdown | Fortune

fromFortune
1 day ago
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Tens of millions on Social Security go without cost-of-living adjustment due to government shutdown | Fortune

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fromFortune
6 hours ago

'Do I spend $500 on a doctor's visit or do I buy groceries?': Meet some of the Americans who could lose health insurance soon if ACA tax credits die | Fortune

Expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits would more than double premiums for many marketplace enrollees, threatening affordability and access to necessary medical care.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
6 hours ago

Why the government shutdown has one private credit manager busier than ever

Grays Peak Capital provides bridge loans to government contractors, raising a second fund up to $1 billion and gaining more business amid the government shutdown.
US politics
fromwww.njspotlightnews.org
9 hours ago

Trump terminated' massive Gateway tunnel project

The Trump administration terminated federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway Program to build new Hudson River rail tunnels amid a government shutdown.
fromwww.npr.org
14 hours ago

The two wildcards shaping the tail end of the Virginia race for governor

ARLINGTON, Va. Only two states, Virginia and New Jersey, hold their elections for governor the year after the presidential election and the year before the midterms. The races are often seen as a test of voter sentiment, but just weeks out from the election, two late-emerging issues in Virginia may be reshaping that state's contest. Abigail Spanberger, a former member of Congress, is the Democratic candidate, and Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate, is the commonwealth's current lieutenant governor.
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fromwww.npr.org
14 hours ago

For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business

The government shutdown halted the National Flood Insurance Program, pushing buyers toward costlier private flood policies and delaying home sales in high-risk areas.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Kaitlin Collins Stuns GOP Senator With Fact Check On Major Funding Cut to His State

The Department of Energy just canceled a billion dollars to the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. Part of that covers your state of Montana, and your governor actually praised it when it was happening, saying it was going to create good-paying Montana jobs and boost American-made energy. They just yanked a billion from that. So is that taking away good-paying jobs in Montana?
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Speaker Johnson Bobs and Weaves On C-SPAN Debate With Jeffries Says He Won't Show Up Until After Shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to a joint C-SPAN Ceasefire appearance with Hakeem Jeffries but insists he will attend only after the government shutdown ends.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 day ago

GOP Rep Who Blocked Relief for Formula Shortage Suddenly Worried About Moms Getting Formula

Republican leaders blamed Democrats while Rep. Lisa McClain praised WIC funding despite previously voting against emergency baby-formula funding in 2022.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Kristi Noem video blames Dems for shutdown. These California airports won't show it

Several California airports refused to play a DHS video in which Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for operational impacts during the federal government shutdown.
US politics
fromGothamist
2 days ago

Hochul slams Noem over 'nakedly partisan' shutdown video, says NYC airports won't air it

New York-area airports, including JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, will not air DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's partisan video blaming congressional Democrats for the federal shutdown.
#federal-layoffs
fromAxios
2 days ago
US politics

Trump teases new list of "Democratic programs" being shut down will come Friday

fromAxios
2 days ago
US politics

Trump teases new list of "Democratic programs" being shut down will come Friday

#cdc-layoffs
US politics
fromNew York City, NY Patch
1 day ago

Trump Freezes $18B In NYC Funding In Bid To End Shutdown: See Breakdown By Borough

The Trump administration froze or canceled nearly $28 billion in approved federal funding, including nearly $18 billion for New York City projects.
US politics
fromNew York Post
1 day ago

JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports snub Noem's government shutdown video as Hochul blasts 'nakedly partisan' spin

New York-area airports blocked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's shutdown video as politically partisan, citing policies banning political ads and drawing criticism from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
fromAxios
1 day ago

"Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says

"I expect that when the government opens that very soon after you're going to see what President Trump's plan for farmers is, but it's really quite clever and generous. I can say that,"
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 day ago

HUD layoffs hit 442 employees amid government shutdown

HUD issued RIF notices to 442 employees, with large reductions in Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and major cuts in public and Indian housing oversight.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

The government shutdown is putting a renewed spotlight on the cracks in the US aviation system

A startling message came over the radio from an air traffic control tower near Los Angeles less than a week into the federal government shutdown: "The tower is closed due to staffing." Without enough air traffic controllers to guide planes into and out of Hollywood Burbank Airport, the tower went dark for almost six hours on Oct. 6, leaving pilots to coordinate their movements among themselves.
US politics
fromAxios
1 day ago

What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests

"Together, millions will send a clear and unmistakable message: we are a nation of equals, and our country will not be ruled by fear or force,"
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#tsa
fromJezebel
2 days ago

Kristi Noem Is Trying to Use Airports to Spread Propaganda

Imagine this: You've got just an hour before your flight starts boarding, you're schlepping a carry-on backpack stuffed to the brim, your passport's in one hand, the handle to a suitcase with a faulty wheel is in the other, and you're about to finally go through security-when a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem whining about Democrats starts blaring. That'd be my last straw.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

Mike Johnson's thoughts on a strategy to end shutdown has internet pulling its collective hair out - LGBTQ Nation

House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to negotiate, admits he has no strategy to end the shutdown, and misattributes the cause to Democrats over immigration funding.
US news
fromABC30 Fresno
2 days ago

Illegal base jumping seen at Yosemite National Park amid government shutdown

Base jumping occurred from El Capitan during government shutdown staffing shortages, despite being illegal and posing significant safety risks.
US politics
fromThe Oaklandside
2 days ago

Oakland airport joins at least eight others in refusing to air Kristi Noem video

At least nine U.S. airports refused to play a partisan DHS video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, citing Hatch Act and legal concerns.
#hhs-layoffs
fromFortune
2 days ago
US politics

Hundreds of CDC 'disease detectives' fired-then reinstated-in mass layoffs tied to Trump shutdown | Fortune

fromFortune
2 days ago
US politics

Hundreds of CDC 'disease detectives' fired-then reinstated-in mass layoffs tied to Trump shutdown | Fortune

#hatch-act
fromAxios
2 days ago
US politics

No fly zone: Airports ground Kristi Noem's government shutdown video

Major airports declined to display Governor Noem's TSA video, citing the Hatch Act and policies against using public assets for partisan political messaging.
fromThe Washington Post
3 days ago
US news

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.
fromAxios
2 days ago
US politics

No fly zone: Airports ground Kristi Noem's government shutdown video

Travel
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Flight delays today: Air travel headaches continue as government shutdown enters its third week

Flight delays and cancellations surged over the holiday due to a government shutdown's air-traffic staffing shortages and an East Coast nor'easter, affecting thousands of U.S. flights.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Letitia James warns of powerful voices trying to silence the truth' US politics live

Letitia James vowed not to capitulate after a federal indictment for bank fraud and making false statements over a Virginia home purchase.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

Fired federal workers risk losing the student-loan forgiveness they signed up for

Over 4,100 federal workers received reduction-in-force notices and may lose eligibility or progress toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness unless rehired by qualifying employers.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Sen. Markwayne Mullin Says Only People With Deranged Hatred' Protest Trump

Sen. Markwayne Mullin claims protesters oppose President Trump out of deranged hatred and blames Senate Democrats, especially Chuck Schumer, for the shutdown.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days 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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Public health
fromThe Atlantic
3 days 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
3 days 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.
US politics
fromFortune
3 days ago

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

A government shutdown forcing air traffic controllers to work unpaid has worsened preexisting staffing shortages, causing widespread flight delays, cancellations, and increased sick calls.
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