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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 01.10.2025.
It displays 221 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
01.10.2025 ⇢ The day of the government shutdown and blame game
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October 1st saw the US government officially shut down after funding bills failed in the Senate, making it the dominant story. Media outlets across the political spectrum reported on the impasse, with blame primarily exchanged between Democrats and Republicans regarding healthcare demands and funding.
Throughout the day, reports detailed the beginning of the shutdown, with agencies preparing for closure and essential services impacted. The White House warned of "imminent" job cuts for federal workers, which became a significant sub-narrative in the afternoon and evening.
As the day progressed, the Senate continued to vote on and reject funding proposals, with conservative outlets emphasizing Democrat responsibility for the shutdown, particularly regarding healthcare for undocumented immigrants and green energy funding. Discussions also emerged about President Trump's plans to reshape the federal government during the shutdown. Meanwhile, baseball playoff games and the death of Jane Goodall also received some coverage.
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The government shutdown has begun. And it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty. President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
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The Daily Beast
The House Speaker was spotted discussing the president’s bizarre video.
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The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.
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The Daily Wire
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The Epoch Times
Republicans ask for a simple, short-term spending extension while Democrats seek extensive changes in health care funding.
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Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.
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The New York Times
In back-to-back votes before a midnight deadline, each party blocked the other’s spending proposal when neither could draw the necessary bipartisan support.
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The shutdown is the first since December 2018, which saw non-essential government operations cease and tens of thousands of federal employees furloughed or forced to work without pay for 35 days until lawmakers agreed on a stopgap funding measure.
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President Trump and congressional Democrats couldn't reach a deal ahead of a midnight deadline, prompting a partial shutdown of the U.S. government.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
A government shutdown is here, and the partisan messaging wars over who is to blame are in full swing with no sign of compromise.
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The last shutdown occurred during Trump’s first term, in December 2018, and lasted 35 days — the longest in history.
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The Washington Post
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Breitbart News
Democrats have made their bed, but whether they can sleep in it – or eventually get out – is anyone’s guess.
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One America News
The U.S. government has officially shut down after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a funding deal.
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00:31⇢Government's Silence Deepens
⌨US media continues to be overwhelmingly dominated by the government shutdown, which has now officially begun after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal. Parties across the political spectrum are blaming each other for the impasse (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, LA Times, MSNBC, National Review, NPR, NY Post, NYTimes, One America News Network, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Common Dreams, Daily Caller, Reason, The Atlantic, Vox).
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The Daily Beast
The president posted the AI-generated video in a Truth Social blitz.
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Registered voters were mailed inaccurate information about Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would change California congressional district boundaries.
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Republicans ask for a simple, short-term spending extension while Democrats seek extensive changes in health care funding.
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Los Angeles Times
Ahead of the government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans in Congress angrily blamed each other and refused to budge from their positions.
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Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each hit two home runs as part of a five-home run night for the Dodgers in a 10-5 Game 1 wild-card win over the Reds.
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Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each hit two home runs, but the bullpen struggles once again in the Dodgers’ 10-5 wild-card win over the Reds.
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In a speech to military officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will also toughen physical standards and review anti-hazing policies.
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Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.
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The New York Times
Government funding dried up shortly after midnight in a spending deadlock that could cut essential services and lead to mass layoffs.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
California Prop. 50 redistricting updates: news, analysis, maps and results. Voting in the special election continues through election day, Nov. 4.
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Democrats agree it’s time to fight. Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.
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The Washington Post
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Hartfield disclosed she fatally shot a former partner in self-defense, said her sister-in-law, sparking concerns over new murder allegations.
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Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.
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The Federalist
For first time in a long time, service members have leaders who actually give a damn about the mission and their well-being.
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The federal government shut down began at midnight on Oct. 1 as President Trump and Democrats blamed each for failing to reach an agreement.
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The government began to shut down overnight after Democrats and Republicans failed to come to an agreement to extend government funding ahead of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline.
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The government began to shut down overnight after Democrats and Republicans failed to come to an agreement to extend government funding ahead of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline.
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With wealth inequality and billionaire control over American society growing ever more obscene, it’s well past time to implement a maximum wage limit.
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Demanding Charges Against His Enemies, Trump Conflates Justice With Revenge
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08:36⇢Government's Silence Deepens
⌨US media continues to be overwhelmingly dominated by the government shutdown, now in its first full day after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal. Both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in blame games for the impasse, with some reports suggesting Democrats are embracing the fight against President Trump. (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, MSNBC, National Review, NPR, NY Post, NYTimes, One America News Network, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Common Dreams, Daily Caller, Reason, The Atlantic, Vox, Slate)
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The Daily Beast
America’s top military leaders let rip at the bizarre spectacle set up by Hegseth.
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott told Newsmax on Wednesday, the first day of the government shutdown, that while Republicans are working to end it, the standoff could present an opportunity to rein in federal spending and curb inflation.
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The New York Times
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The government began to shut down overnight after Democrats and Republicans failed to come to an agreement to extend government funding ahead of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline.
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The Intercept
The Intercept is launching a new podcast series reported and hosted by investigative journalist Radley Balko.
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New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill has become, by some estimates, the Garden State’s second-richest lawmaker in Congress six years after getting elected to Washington.
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National Review
Now comes the tricky part for congressional leaders: finding a way out.
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Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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The Bad Boy Records founder is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
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Federal layoffs are straining the Washington area, forcing droves of workers and private contractors out of their jobs this week as the Trump administration threatens more cuts.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 1, 2025
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Vivek Chibber breaks down how the Marxist tradition has theorized class and why, even as the lines between wage-earning workers and the salaried middle class seem to be constantly shifting, class analysis is paramount for the Left’s political organizing.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 1, 2025
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Breitbart News
Democrats have made their bed, but whether they can sleep in it – or eventually get out – is anyone’s guess.
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Mother Jones
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Shutdown Livestream: This Won't Fix Trillion-Dollar Deficits
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“Since approximately 2012, Rubin has funded virtually all aspects of Powers and her family’s lifestyle,” prosecutors wrote to the court.
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11:15⇢Government's Third Day Silence
⌨US media continues to be overwhelmingly dominated by the government shutdown, now in its first full day after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal. Both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in blame games for the impasse, with some reports suggesting Democrats are embracing the fight against President Trump, while others question their resolve (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, MSNBC, National Review, NPR, NYTimes, One America News Network, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Common Dreams, Daily Caller, Reason, Slate).
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Breitbart News
Democrats have made their bed, but whether they can sleep in it – or eventually get out – is anyone’s guess.
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The Washington Post
President Trump is leaning heavily into tariff powers that allow him to tax imported timber from Canada, furniture from Asia and heavy trucks from Germany without fearing a reversal from the Supreme Court.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 1, 2025
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The court let Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook stay in office pending oral argument in January.
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The former congressman lost his North Carolina primary in 2022 amid several controversies. He's now running for an open seat in Florida.
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More Democrat senators should join three other caucus members who bucked Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and voted with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Wednesday.
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Hamas is reportedly expected to reject President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, saying that it “serves Israel’s interests” and “ignores those of the Palestinian people.”
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The Washington Post
Republican congressional leaders said Wednesday they will not negotiate with Democrats while they hold government funding “hostage” for their “radical” demands of $1.5 trillion in health care and other spending.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
Pete Hegseth’s frankly bizarre address to military top brass was heard as far away as Moscow.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 1, 2025
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The Daily Beast
The president has long faced questions about his alleged mental decline.
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The Washington Post
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12:25⇢Government's Silence Deepens
⌨The government shutdown remains the dominant story in US media, with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers continuing to engage in a blame game over the funding impasse. Multiple sources are reporting on ongoing Senate votes and failed proposals, while others highlight the impact of the shutdown and the partisan divides over healthcare and immigration (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, The Daily Wire, HuffPost, MSNBC, National Review, NPR, NYTimes, USA Today, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Reason, Newsmax).
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Oct. 1, 2025
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The Epoch Times
Lawmakers have failed to reach a bipartisan deal to fund the government, which went into shutdown on Wednesday.
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The New York Times
A bitter deadlock in Congress has led to a shutdown that is expected to disrupt services and leave many workers furloughed, and possibly cause mass job losses.
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One America News
After a wave of right-wing backlash, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) removed its “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” due to listing Turning Point USA and Christian identity as hate groups.
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The federal government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as President Trump and Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement.
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Republicans have to do absolutely nothing to stop the expansion of a program they once ran on repealing. It would be a disgrace to miss that very low bar.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The White House budget office announced it was withholding funds on the first day of the government shutdown.
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The Washington Post
A federal appeals court has vacated its previous ruling against President Trump’s attempt to deport members of the Tren de Aragua gang under the Alien Enemies Act and scheduled the case for a rehearing before the full slate of judges.
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The Atlantic
Democrats surrendered a spending fight in March—and it all but foretold the October shutdown.
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The Daily Beast
The president keeps saying the quiet part out loud.
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On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune held a news conference along with other Republican leaders responding to the government shutdown.
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New York Post
Five houses – all built on stilts – collapsed Tuesday in Buxton, as the sixth house also fell and collapsed overnight.
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13:41⇢Government's Silence Deepens
⌨The government shutdown continues to dominate US media, with widespread reporting on the Senate's failure to pass funding plans and the blame game between Democrats and Republicans over healthcare demands (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, MSNBC, National Review, NYTimes, One America News Network, USA Today, Washington Post, Common Dreams, Daily Caller, The Atlantic, Breitbart, Newsmax, Reason). Vice President Vance has vowed to keep essential services running during the shutdown (Fox News, HuffPost).
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Talk less about health care, more about authoritarianism.
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Two people have died and at least five homes have collapsed as a result of the twin storms that are turning in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Washington Post
President Trump has been on a winning streak at the Supreme Court, though it’s often not clear why.
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National Review
The push to disbar the Trump official for ‘attempted dishonesty’ is a scary clown show.
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The legendary British scientist, best known for her lifelong study of chimpanzees, died of natural causes at 91during a visit to California.
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One America News
Waves of Netflix subscribers have begun cancelling their subscriptions after X CEO Elon Musk called for a boycott of the streaming giant. He highlighted a children’s show on Netflix that appears to push transgenderism onto impressionable children.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
“Just horrible. Nothing in the world is more horrible than what I saw yesterday. I have kids, you know, and so no family should have to go through this.”
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The New York Times
Video footage reveals how immigration officers have worked with other law enforcement agencies to identify migrants during stops for minor infractions.
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One America News
For the second time in 24 hours, Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed stopgap spending bill that would have funded the government and ended the ongoing shutdown.
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The Washington Post
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Vice President JD Vance debunked the left’s lies on the Democrat shutdown during a press briefing on Wednesday.
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The Washington Post
The tsunami of Trump lawsuits could be another victim of the government shutdown, as the Justice Department fanned out to federal courts across the country Wednesday, asking judges to put the cases on hold.
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The first government shutdown in nearly seven years is underway as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over 2025 funding. Follow live updates here.
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One America News
Six beach houses in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean as a result of Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Five of these homes fell within a 45-minute period in the afternoon, with a sixth collapsing later that day.
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⌨The government shutdown continues to be the dominant topic in US media, with widespread reporting on the Senate's repeated failure to pass funding bills and the ongoing blame game between Democrats and Republicans. Conservative outlets specifically highlight Vice President Vance's targeting of Democrats over healthcare benefits for "illegal aliens" (ABC News, AP News, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, MSNBC, Newsmax, Reason, The Atlantic, USA Today, Vox, Washington Examiner, Washington Times).
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TRUMP THREAT: WE'LL 'GET RID' OF 'DEMOCRAT THINGS'
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“This is a continuation of the occupation, if not a continuation of the war by other means.”
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The Washington Post
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Government Shutdowns Are an Example of Congress Doing Its Job
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The three forces that shuttered the government.
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The Intercept
The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to “designated terrorist organizations.”
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, a self-described “anti-communist cult leader” used a selectively edited video to falsely accuse labor historian and tenured professor Tom Alter of inciting violence. Texas State University’s president swiftly fired him.
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The lawsuit challenges a new DOJ rule that bars states from aiding survivors who cannot immediately prove their immigration status.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time, the outcome could be different.
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The New York Times
The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.
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Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.
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One America News
Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin, Tyler Robinson, has expanded his legal team with two top defense attorneys, including one who represented Joseph “Lyle" Menendez in 1993 and serial killer Richard Ramirez.
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18:12⇢Government's Silence Deepens
⌨The government shutdown remains the dominant topic, with a strong focus on the Trump administration's warning of "imminent" job cuts for federal workers (Fox News, MSNBC, NYTimes, AP News, Daily Caller, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Washington Examiner, ABC News, CBS, CNN, Common Dreams, The Epoch Times, The Daily Wire, USA Today, Washington Times, Breitbart, Newsmax, The Atlantic, Reason, Slate, Vox). There's ongoing blame between Democrats and Republicans, and a new lawsuit challenging federal aid restrictions for some sex abuse survivors (NBC News).
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National Review
Republicans are imitating Obama’s approach by needling Democratic voters to the point that they take leave of their senses. And it could backfire.
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Associated Press
The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts — and major disruptions to iconic sites like the Liberty Bell and Pearl Harbor — have begun taking hold.
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The Washington Post
Some Americans were already feeling the pain, or at least disappointment, from the first day of the government shutdown on Wednesday.
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Breitbart News
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Wednesday that the federal government is cancelling $8 billion in green energy funding amid the Democrat-forced government shutdown.
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The Washington Post
Senators began talking Wednesday about how to end the government shutdown but were still stuck on Democrats’ demand to revise the House-passed stopgap that could quickly reopen the government.
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Associated Press
Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.
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One America News
Vice President JD Vance recently criticized Senate Democrats, singling out Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and denouncing what he described as the “preposterous” assertion that the Democrat Party is not seeking to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants amid the government shutdown.
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Reagan-Appointed Judge Slams Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students
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New York Post
Violent Antifa criminals have laid siege to the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon, for over 100 days.
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19:34⇢Government's Silence Deepens
⌨The government shutdown remains the dominant topic, with renewed focus on the ongoing blame game between Democrats and Republicans (AP News, ABC News, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, The Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, Mother Jones, MSNBC, National Review, Newsmax, NPR, NYTimes, One America News Network, The Blaze, The Atlantic, USA Today, Vox, Washington Times, Washington Examiner). Conservative media continues to emphasize Democrat responsibility, particularly regarding healthcare for undocumented immigrants and green energy funding cancellations (Breitbart, Daily Caller, One America News Network, The Blaze). Discussions have also emerged about Trump's plans to reshape the federal government during the shutdown (Fox News).
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Jane Goodall, the famous anthropologist, conservationist, and primatologist, has died at age 91.
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New York Post
Violent Antifa criminals have laid siege to the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon, for over 100 days.
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The Epoch Times
Party leaders showed little inclination to compromise, while some rank-and-file senators discussed a possible solution.
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The Washington Post
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NBC News
Thompson's suicide will be reviewed at his widow's request, though there's no indication of foul play.
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The Yankees needed a hero on Wednesday night to keep their season alive.
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The federal government shutdown began at midnight as President Trump and Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement.
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The Daily Wire
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The Daily Beast
A retired general issued a warning about President Donald Trump’s order to military officials on an episode of The Daily Beast Podcast.
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The first government shutdown in nearly seven years is underway as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over 2025 funding. Follow live updates here.
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On Wednesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Eric Trump talked about the Trump 2028 hat in the Oval Office. Trump said that after posting it, people in the media got upset and it was just trolling, so they added the “rewrite the rules”
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The Intercept
The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to “designated terrorist organizations.”
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TRUMP ADMIN URGES POLITICAL AUTO-REPLIES FROM GOV WORKERS!
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The shutdown is a gamble for a Democratic Party facing its lowest approval numbers since the Reagan era.
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Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.
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