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Trump administration moves again to dismantle top US consumer watchdog

Government argues funding mechanism behind Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unlawful

The Guardian - US

All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding

U.S. science always suffers during government shutdowns. Funding lapses send government scientists home without pay. Federal agencies suspend new grant opportunities, place expert review panels on hold, and stop collecting and analyzing critical public datasets that tell us about the economy, the environment and public health.

The Conversation

Republicans get an unexpected ally in ending the government shutdown: federal workers

The federal workers’ union said the Senate needs to pass a clean continuing resolution. Republicans say Democrats ‘need to listen to the unions, and that's not a sentence I say very often’

The Independent UK

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Federal workers squeezed as shutdown drags on: ‘I can’t believe we’re not going to get paid’

Anxiety and economic stress among federal employees as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked on bill

The Guardian - US

Why Democrats are calling latest Republican shutdown measure the ‘let the President decide who he feels like paying act’

One Republican senator suggests Republicans change the filibuster to reopen the government

The Independent UK

According to Trump, you can thank Darth Vader for all the budget cuts, no really

Is he Palpatine?

We Got This Covered

Trump Administration Halts $11 Billion Worth Of Army Corps Of Engineers Projects In Four Cities Amid Shutdown

The ongoing government shutdown has brought U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects to a standstill, as the Trump administration weighs canceling over billion worth of projects.

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How the shutdown has enabled the Trump administration's mass firing spree

So far, there have been about 4,000 shutdown terminations, all now held up in court.

Axios

Trump admin cancels more than $11 billion in mostly blue state projects

The White House is pausing funding to cities including New York, San Francisco, and Boston.

Axios

Elizabeth Warren Claims Consumer Watchdog Russ Vought Wants To Ax Recovered $21 Billion, Says Trump Loves 'Grifters And Scammers'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday accused the White House of trying to dismantle the nation's consumer watchdog, seizing on comments from White House budget director Russell Vought that the administration aims to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau within months.

Benzinga

OMB head says layoffs will be 'north of 10K' as judge blocks cuts - Roll Call

Lawsuit claims that firing federal employees during a shutdown is an unlawful abuse of power aimed at punishing workers, pressuring Congress.

Roll Call

White House pushes for more firings as judge blocks shutdown layoffs

That's more than twice as many terminations as the White House said it was conducting.

Axios

Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown

Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workers

The Guardian - US

Chuck Schumer Claims Trump, Vought Are Using 'Americans As Pawns' After White House Budget Chief Pressures Democrats To End Shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday accused President Donald Trump and White House budget chief Russell Vought of using Americans as "pawns" in a government shutdown that has now triggered thousands of federal layoffs.

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The Guardian - US

‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay

Employees express growing anxiety over their pay – and the future of their jobs – amid the US government shutdown

Benzinga

Trump Blames Democrats As Federal Layoffs Begin: 'They Started This Thing'

The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers across several agencies on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown.

Axios

Trump officials say "substantial" federal worker layoffs have begun

Russell Vought announced the cuts Friday.

Reason

The Trump Administration Begins 'Substantial' Layoffs of Federal Workers

Civil servants are normally temporarily furloughed during shutdowns. The White House insists the current funding lapse empowers them to permanently fire workers.

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The Independent UK

White House says it will fire more than 4,000 federal workers as government shutdown drags on

White House says more than 4,000 federal workers will be affected

The Independent UK

Fox’s Larry Kudlow says shutdown is ‘great opportunity’ for Trump to fire another 500,000 federal workers

‘They're not essential, and the public would understand that’

The Independent UK

Trump labels Democrats ‘insurrectionists’ as he threatens ‘Grim Reaper’ Vought to start cutting American jobs in ‘4 to 5 days’

Trump made the incendiary comments during a bilateral meeting alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

The Independent UK

Trump budget director pushing Social Security overhaul to cut disability benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans: report

Critics fear proposed changes from White House budget chief Russell Vought mark biggest-ever cuts to disability insurance

The Independent UK

Trump adviser repeats threat of mass federal layoffs as shutdown talks stall out

Economic council director says White House will judge Monday whether Democrats are willing to talk

Axios

Trump adviser: Layoffs will start if shutdown negotiations are "going nowhere"

Kevin Hassett put the onus on Democrats, saying it's "common sense to avoid layoffs like that."

We Got This Covered

What is Donald Trump doing while the government is shut down? Shamelessly living his ‘incredibly weird’ dream

But according to the White House, the president just "loves to have a bit of fun."

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