US EditionTrump Threatens Permanent Cuts If Shutdown Happens
President Trump warns of permanent federal worker layoffs and government downsizing if funding talks fail, with a critical meeting set to influence the October 1 shutdown risk.
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The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States
Sasha Abramsky On the brink of a potentially devastating government shutdown, Trump spent his day with Pete Hegseth haranguing generals at a summit that should’ve been an e-mail. The post The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States appeared first on The Nation.
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Trump’s Shutdown Warning: Permanent Federal Layoffs Could Follow
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The nation is bracing for a government shutdown unlike any in its history. At the center stands President Donald Trump, who has declared that if Congress cannot keep the government open, federal workers may not just be furloughed — they may be permanently fired. “We are going to cut a lot of the people that … we’re able to cut on a permanent basis,” Trump told NBC News. “I’d rather …
The budgets of federal departments and agencies have not yet been adopted. Donald Trump threatens to take advantage of them to cut into the administration.
Trump Threatens Permanent Cuts If Shutdown Happens
President Trump warned Sunday of widespread layoffs if the federal government shuts down this week, telling NBC News that “we are going to cut a lot of the people that … we’re able to cut on a permanent basis.” Said Trump: “I’d rather not do that.”
It's ticking towards a "shutdown" in the US. "This doesn't really mean anything to the markets," says Nordea manager Robert Næss.
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