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Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by Trump’s threats as the shutdown enters a third week
Democrats maintain their stance to protect health insurance subsidies despite threats to fire over 4,000 federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown, lawmakers say.
- Entering the third week, Democrats say they are not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers and on Tuesday rejected a Republican bill to open the government for the eighth time.
- At the center of the standoff are expiring health insurance subsidies, with Republicans refusing to negotiate until Democrats reopen the government, stalling bipartisan talks.
- In a court filing Friday, the White House Office of Management and Budget said well over 4,000 federal employees would be fired, and Russell Vought announced firings had started Friday.
- The Senate planned votes Wednesday and Thursday on the Republican bill but showed no signs of movement, while GOP lawmakers hoped for 60 votes to end a filibuster and House Speaker Mike Johnson warned of a prolonged shutdown after Oct. 1.
- Local lawmakers in Virginia and Maryland urged Republicans to negotiate for millions of federal workers, while Sen. Tim Kaine cited nine months of punitive actions and moderate Democrats held private talks.
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Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by Trump’s threats as the shutdown enters a third week
The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of...
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Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week
The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come.
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