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11.10.2025

The Day Federal Worker Firings Began in Earnest

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 11.10.2025.

It displays 159 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

11.10.2025 โ‡ข The Day Federal Worker Firings Began in Earnest
โŒจOn October 11th, US media primarily focused on the government shutdown, with the Trump administration commencing mass layoffs of over 4,000 federal workers to pressure Democrats, a development that continued throughout the day. This included critical CDC departments facing layoffs, although some firings were later reversed due to coding errors. Concurrently, President Trump imposed new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports in retaliation for rare earth export restrictions, a story that gained prominence in the morning. By early afternoon, the narrative expanded to include Trump's directive for the Pentagon to use available funds to pay troops despite the shutdown. Separately, the death of legendary actress Diane Keaton at 79 emerged as a significant story in the evening, gaining widespread coverage across various outlets.
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Communist China continues to purchase sanctioned oil from Iran at record levels. Hereโ€™s a look at how Beijing and Tehran teamed up to dodge US sanctions.
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07:05 (11:05)โ‡ขGovernment Shutdown's Cold Embrace

โŒจUS media continues to focus on the government shutdown, with headlines detailing its impact on federal services and the Affordable Care Act subsidies (ABC News, NYTimes, The Hill). Concurrently, President Trump's new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports remain a prominent story, causing stocks to tumble (HuffPost, Washington Post, Newsmax, One America News Network, Washington Times). Separately, the Israel-Hamas conflict is covered, specifically Israel's rejection of freeing a popular Palestinian leader (AP News, CNN, Free Beacon).
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In France, right-wingers love to pose as defenders of free speech. Yet the takeover of media by a cast of billionaire pro-Trump tycoons means that just a handful of individuals have a veto over huge swaths of the press.
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09:43 (13:43)โ‡ขShutdown Deepens Firings Begin

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize the government shutdown, with the Trump administration's mass layoffs of federal workers exerting pressure on Democrats (AP News, Washington Examiner, USA Today, NYTimes, Daily Caller). Additionally, headlines cover ongoing developments in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, including the anticipated release of hostages and aid flow into Gaza (CBS, CNN, Free Beacon). Immigration issues and Trump's policies also receive attention (Common Dreams, Fox News, NBC News, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Breitbart, Vox).
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The Department of Homeland Security on Friday revealed its ambitious Smart Wall plans for the U.S.-Mexico border, with fences stretching 1,422 miles along the boundary, more than double the current length, with sensor technology to protect the remaining area too rugged for a wall.
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Building trades unions in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are successfully fighting for offshore wind projects that create good union jobs and revitalize the economy. In the process, theyโ€™re showing how to defend clean energy from Donald Trump.
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12:46 (16:46)โ‡ขGovernment Shutdown: Firings Continue

โŒจUS media continues to focus on the government shutdown, with mass firings of federal workers now numbering over 4,000 as the White House pressures Democrats (ABC News, NYTimes, AP News). The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict is also a key topic, with Palestinians returning home and Israeli families awaiting hostage releases (CNN, CBS). Additionally, immigration and border policies are covered, including investigations into anti-ICE rioters and DHS plans for a 1,422-mile border wall (Breitbart, The Epoch Times, Washington Times, The Atlantic).
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President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration has found a way to pay troops during the federal government shutdown and that he has ordered Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to do so. [Fullย Story]
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Donald Trumpโ€™s partnership with the UFC takes his desire to identify with winners to snarling new heights.
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14:58 (18:58)โ‡ขShutdown Bites: Troops Paid

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize the government shutdown, with the Trump administration directing the Pentagon to pay troops amid layoffs at critical CDC departments (ABC News, CBS, The Daily Beast, AP News, Mother Jones, Newsmax). There's also attention on a manufacturing plant explosion in Tennessee with no survivors (Fox News, USA Today).
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Lindsey Halligan has shown precisely zero appetite for delay as she charges ahead with what critics have slammed as a campaign of retribution against the presidentโ€™s political foes.
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17:15 (21:15)โ‡ขKeaton's Light Fades

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize the government shutdown, with President Trump directing the Pentagon to pay troops using available funds (AP News, CBS, The Daily Wire, Newsmax, NPR, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, Washington Times). Separately, the death of legendary actress Diane Keaton at 79 is widely reported (HuffPost, LA Times, NY Post, USA Today).
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Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.
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During an exclusive interview for โ€œThe Alex Marlow Showโ€ podcast with Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, President Donald Trumpโ€™s Border Czar Tom Homan suggested that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) thank Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for taking violent illegal aliens off the streets of their sanctuary states.
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20:24 (00:24)โ‡ขGovernment Shutdown Looms Large

โŒจUS media continues to heavily cover the government shutdown, with President Trump directing the Pentagon to pay troops amid reports of widespread layoffs and some coding errors affecting CDC staff (ABC News, AP News, CBS, The Daily Beast, The Epoch Times, Fox News, Newsmax, NPR, The Daily Wire, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Washington Times). Separately, CNN reports on tense moments before the release of Israeli hostages.
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