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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

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025

House speaker claims Democrats aren’t serious about shutdown negotiation

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekend

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2025

Democrats are embracing the risky politics of a government shutdown to rein in president, activists say

In ‘holding the line on healthcare’ Democrats answered the call to do something in a rare display of unity

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2025

US Government Shutdown Seen Dragging Into Next Week

The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared Friday to vote for a fourth time on a funding fix proposed by Donald Trump's Republicans that has little hope of success.

International Business Times · Oct 3, 2025

Trump calls Democrats ‘the party of hate, evil, and Satan’ in late-night Truth Social rant

President continues social media attacks on opposition over government shutdown

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

Schumer warned a shutdown would hand Project 2025’s architect ‘freedom’ to slash the government. So why did he do just that?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Nearly everything Schumer warned about in March has come to fruition, Eric Garcia writes. So what changed?

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

The sombrero videos Trump keeps posting, explained

The AI videos targeting Democrats are using Latino cultural tropes as a cudgel.

Axios · Oct 2, 2025

Mike Johnson offers advice to ‘friend’ Hakeem Jeffries about racist Trump sombrero videos: ‘Just ignore it’

‘Look, these are games. These are sideshows. People are getting caught up in battles over social media memes,’ Mike Johnson said on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

‘The president is ... unwell’: Mike Johnson doesn’t refute claim as Democrat assails Trump to his face over generals address

Pennsylvania rep Madeleine Dean also took Johnson to task over ‘racist’ AI meme Trump shared of Democratic leaders during shutdown negotiations

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Karoline Leavitt refuses to say whether emergency rooms should check migration status before treating dying patients

The White House press secretary dodged the question multiple times when asked directly by a reporter Thursday

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025