US EditionTrump sees 'unprecedented opportunity' to cut government during shutdown
- The federal government shutdown entered its second day on Thursday after Congress failed to pass a funding resolution by the Sept. 30 deadline.
- The shutdown resulted from a Senate failure to approve a Republican-backed stopgap funding bill, with Democrats opposing it over healthcare subsidy extensions.
- President Trump met with OMB Director Russ Vought, a key figure in the Project 2025 plan, to discuss which 'Democrat agencies' to cut, seeking temporary or permanent reductions.
- Trump called the shutdown an "unprecedented opportunity" to enact massive federal cuts, while the Congressional Budget Office estimated 750,000 furloughed workers and warned of $15 billion weekly GDP losses.
- The shutdown’s persistence raises economic risks, prompts imminent federal layoffs, and signals a partisan impasse with unclear resolution timing and negotiations stalled.
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Trump’s shutdown drama continues
MAGA Republicans and their fellow travelers have once again lurched into the ritual of self-inflicted paralysis. Midnight struck on Wednesday, and with it the government shut down. Federal agencies began winding down, staff were told to brace for missed paychecks, and the White House warned that layoffs of civil servants were now “imminent.” Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s odious press secretary who won’t be laid off, smugly delivered the message in t…
The U.S. government block went into the second day, and Donald Trump described the situation as a "unforeseen opportunity" to reduce federal agencies and grant employees. The US President accused Democrats of offering this opportunity and announced massive cuts of funds for projects supported by opposition.
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