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Government Shutdown Enters Third Week with No Sign of Ending
The shutdown has resulted in over 4,000 federal layoffs, with key agencies like Treasury and Education hardest hit amid stalled negotiations over healthcare funding, officials said.
- On Monday, the U.S. government shutdown entered a third week after funding lapsed on Oct. 1, and the U.S. Congress remained gridlocked as leaders traded blame.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the presidency while Democrats demand extension of expiring health-insurance tax credits for 24 million Americans.
- Federal agencies reported more than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices, the Smithsonian Institution closed its 21 museums and National Zoo Sunday, and the Pentagon secured funds to pay roughly 1.3 million active-duty members.
- Another vote is scheduled for Oct. 14, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it still lacks sufficient Democratic support after seven failed attempts, while the House remains recessed since Sept. 19 under Speaker Mike Johnson.
- Polls show 41% of Americans blame Republicans and Trump, 30% blame Democrats, while Stronghold Food Pantry reports unprecedented demand as the shutdown nears record length.
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Families on food assistance brace for uncertainty, as government shutdown enters third week
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) The government shutdown is now entering its third week. Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on finding a solution.Democrats continue to push for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, while House Speaker Mike Johnson says he "won't negotiate" until Democrats drop those demands.Republican State Representative Jeff Hurd says the shutdown is unnecessary and warns that the impacts will only grow if it c…
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US govt shutdown inflicts increasing pain as it enters third week
The US government shutdown dragged into a third week on Monday, with Congress gridlocked in a clash over spending and no resolution in sight to a crisis that has already cost thousands of jobs.
Government shutdown enters third week with no sign of ending
For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. The government shutdown is entering its third week and congressional leaders from both parties show no signs that they are any closer to resolving an impasse than when the shutdown began on Oct. 1. Since the start of the shutdown, the U.S. Senate has conducted seven votes on Democratic and Republican short-term spending bills…
Washington Stalemate Deepens as Shutdown Enters Third Week » ¡Que Onda Magazine!
Top Republicans and Democrats remained at an impasse Sunday as the government shutdown continued, with both sides blaming each other while federal workers, military families and millions of Americans braced for growing impacts. Democrats are pushing for health care concessions before agreeing to reopen the government. House Speaker Mike Johnson countered that Democrats have repeatedly […] La entrada Washington Stalemate Deepens as Shutdown Enter…
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