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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

The Shutdown Isn't a Stalemate It's a Power Grab. And the Media Are Missing It.

The shutdown is a deliberate Republican strategy to centralize executive power, with Russ Vought using unilateral spending cuts as a dry run to reshape federal authority.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 hours ago

How a federal government shutdown works

Failure to pass appropriation bills by Oct. 1 forces a partial or full federal government shutdown and furloughs of non-essential employees.
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from710 WOR
9 minutes ago

White House Freezes $18B In NYC Rail Funding Amid Government Shutdown | 710 WOR

Federal withholding of roughly $18 billion halts major New York City rail projects over alleged unconstitutional DEI principles during a government shutdown.
fromFortune
1 hour ago

Trump eyes firing thousands of federal workers over shutdown | Fortune

President Donald Trump is weighing slashing "thousands" of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day. "It's likely going to be in the thousands," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday, saying that the "entire team at the White House" was working to identify possible cuts.
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fromWIRED
2 hours ago

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Department of Education employees' out-of-office email replies were altered without consent to include partisan language blaming Senate Democrats for the government shutdown.
New York Islanders
fromFox News
3 hours ago

NYC mayoral candidates Mamdani, Cuomo air first ads amid government shutdown drama

The government shutdown became a central issue in NYC's mayoral race as Mamdani and Cuomo released competing ads emphasizing affordability, experience, and blaming political opponents.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 hours ago

HUD's Scott Turner defends website text amid Hatch Act complaint

The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands, the banner read. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people. The shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to advance a short-term funding measure that cleared the House of Representatives earlier.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 hours ago

The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution

Department of Energy is cancelling over $7 billion for hundreds of projects deemed not addressing energy needs and not economically viable.
Real estate
fromSFGATE
4 hours ago

Weekly Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower as Shutdown Sows Uncertainty

30-year mortgage rates eased to 6.33% APR, but a federal government shutdown is disrupting economic data and clouds future rate predictions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Trump Hypes Budget Chief's Project 2025 Credentials Here Are All the Times He Tried to Distance Himself From It

President Donald Trump is consulting Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to identify government agency cuts and layoffs amid a potential shutdown.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 hours ago

Government shutdown threatens thousands of Florida home sales

Suspension of the National Flood Insurance Program threatens thousands of daily home sales, risking canceled closings, higher costs, and frozen transactions, especially in Florida.
fromwww.npr.org
6 hours ago

What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown

This year enrollment hit a record 24 million. That is only about 7% of the U.S. population, but the people who rely on these plans are an influential group that includes small business owners, farmers and ranchers, says Cynthia Cox, vice president and director of the Program on the ACA at the nonpartisan health research organization KFF. Cox and her team just did an analysis on what will happen to people's premiums next year if Congress doesn't extend the enhanced subsidies.
Public health
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 hours ago

You're Just Wrong!' Senate Democrat Clashes With Fox Host as He Plays Clip of Her Colleagues Calling for Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants

The illegal immigrant is just a red herring that's designed to try and prevent people from talking about the real issue, which is how do we provide health insurance for people in this country, Shaheen said. You know, I say a little detail, you say red herring, but the fact is, Senator, that it exists, Jones responded. No, listen, I'm agreeing with you, she said. You're trying to make an issue where there isn't one. We agree! Illegal immigrants should not be getting access to the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
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#us-dollar
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 hours ago

Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

Expiration of expanded ACA tax credits would sharply raise premiums for millions and coincide with Medicaid payment cuts amid partisan conflict during a government shutdown.
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fromAdvocate.com
9 hours ago

Fighting Democrats' setbacks by Reagan, Gingrich, and Bush required resolve; Trump shutdown is no different

Democrats must maintain unity and message discipline during the government shutdown to withstand Trump's assaults, a far-right movement, and a rubber-stamping Supreme Court.
fromABC7 San Francisco
13 hours ago

Blue Angels may not fly due to gov't shutdown, but SF Fleet Week will go on with Canadian pilots

Shaw has been serving Irish Coffee's at The Buena Vista since May of 1976, that's 49 years. He was here when Fleet Week started in 1981. "Before the first year, all the pilots of the show they come here, and all the customers they get autograph from them, so they get poster. I love the show, even though I watch so many years, never get sick of watching it," said Shaw.
San Francisco
fromAxios
16 hours ago

Trump administration pushes OOO email blaming shutdown on Democrats

The group has filed several complaints with the Office of Special Counsel over posts that have appeared on several federal agency websites blaming Democrats for the shutdown -which Public Citizen alleges violate the Hatch Act, which governs how federal employees can weigh in on political activities.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
16 hours ago

Ted Cruz Edits Sombreros Onto 44 Senate Democrats: Will Continue Until They Re-Open Our Government'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) edited sombreros and moustaches onto 44 Senate Democrats on Wednesday, threatening to continue until they re-open our government. The 44 Senate Democrats who voted for Schumer's Shutdown should know that the Sombrero posting will continue until they re-open our government, warned Cruz in a social media post. Hey, Macarena! The 44 Senate Democrats who voted for Schumer's Shutdown should know that the Sombrero posting will continue until they re-open our government. Hey, Macarena!
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fromABC30 Fresno
19 hours ago

Yosemite National Park remains partially open during shutdown, most employees furloughed

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (KFSN) -- A trip to Yosemite National Park came down to a gamble that paid off for one tour group from France. "We flipped a coin. I saw on the internet that it may be open or not, so we made a bet and we won. We're right here in Yosemite National Park," French tour guide Xavier Chanut said. Chanut wasn't sure what to expect on the first day of the government shutdown. He had a backup plan but was relieved to see Yosemite still open.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
20 hours ago

No! No!' Joe Scarborough Yells at Wife Mika Brzezinski During MSNBC Clash About Democrats Whining'

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski clashed on air over whether Democrats should be blamed and how they should respond to Republican lies amid a government shutdown.
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fromwww.amny.com
22 hours ago

ICE in courts: Arrests of immigrants continue at Federal Plaza, leaving children in tears after families separated | amNewYork

Masked ICE agents carried out arrests at 26 Federal Plaza during a federal government shutdown, causing family separations, distress, and delaying immigration court hearings.
fromAxios
1 day ago

OMB chief Russell Vought: Federal workers layoffs to begin within a "day or two"

In the memo, Vought instructed agencies to send "Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for all employees" in programs that are "not consistent with the president's priorities." The OMB director also announced Wednesday that $18 billion in federal funds for New York City's infrastructure projects will be frozen, and $8 billion in "Green New Scam funding" will be frozen in a dozen blue states.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
23 hours ago

Government shutdown could affect thousands of Bay Area, California jobs

In August, California had 248,000 federal government jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers that Beacon Economics derived from monthly jobs reports released by the state Employment Development Department. During that same month, the Bay Area had 41,000 federal jobs, Beacon estimates show. August is the most recent month for which nonfarm payroll figures are available for the Bay Area and California.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

What the Government Shutdown Is Really All About

Senate Democrats blocked short-term funding to appease an anxious progressive base and to emphasize health care as a key 2026 campaign issue.
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fromFortune
1 day ago

White House freezes $18 billion in NYC funding as shutdown hits | Fortune

Federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway is frozen over alleged unconstitutional DEI contracting requirements, risking thousands of jobs and prompting opposition.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day ago

Bitcoin Just Logged Its Biggest Quarterly Close Ever - Is $150,000 On The Horizon?

Bitcoin closed Q3 2025 near $114,000, and seasonal patterns plus liquidity indicators suggest a potential Q4 rally that could push prices past $150,000.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

JD Vance Claims Obama's Rhetoric About Migrants Put Him On the 'MAGA Right'

The political leadership of their party has got it into their heads that the only way to be compassionate is to be compassionate to illegal aliens, rather than American citizens, Vance said.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

US government shutdown stalls cyber intel sharing | Computer Weekly

The US Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 has expired with no replacement or extension in place amid a chaotic shutdown of the federal government, leaving cyber pros in legal limbo and putting global collaboration on threat intelligence at risk of stalling. The shutdown took effect at the stroke of midnight on 1 October after late-night attempts to get a Continuing Resolution - which would have funded the US government for a few more weeks - failed to get through a deeply-divided Congress.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

JD Vance Promises Hakeem Jeffries the Sombrero Memes Will Stop' if He Ends Shutdown

Is it helpful to post pictures of Leader Jeffries in a sombrero if you're trying to have good faith talks with him? asked the reporter Oh, I think it's funny! The president's joking, and we're having a good time. You can negotiate in good faith while also poking a little bit of fun at some of the absurdities of the Democrats' positions and even, you know, poking some fun at the absurdity of the Democrats themselves, replied Vance.
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#federal-funding-freeze
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago
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Trump withholds $18 billion in funding for major subway, commuter rail projects over DEI programs | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago
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Trump withholds $18 billion in funding for major subway, commuter rail projects over DEI programs | amNewYork

fromFast Company
1 day ago

Trump administration freezes $18 billion for NYC infrastructure projects

"This is another unfortunate casualty of radical Democrats' reckless decision to hold the federal government hostage to give illegal immigrants benefits," the statement reads.
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#affordable-care-act
fromAol
1 day ago

US puts hold on $18 billion for New York's Hudson Tunnel, Second Ave Subway

The $17.2 billion Hudson River tunnel project -- which received more than $11 billion in federal grants -- is repairing an existing tunnel, and building a new one for passenger railroad Amtrak and state commuter lines between New Jersey and Manhattan. Any failure of the current Hudson tunnel, which was heavily damaged during 2012's Superstorm Sandy, would hobble commuting in the metropolitan area that produces 10% of the country's economic output.
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