52 h. ago Trump is using the shutdown to make life tougher for millions of workers | Steven Greenhouse

Food stamps are in danger and hundreds of thousands of federal workers may go unpaid, as thousands more are laid offFor many Americans, government shutdowns are a painful experience, but in the current shutdown, Donald Trump – that supposed champion of workers – has gone out of his way to make things more painful for millions of workers and their families.As part of his effort to clobber the Democrats in the shutdown showdown, the US president has repeatedly treated workers like pawns by employing a callous calculus that the worse he makes things for workers, the greater the pressure on congressional Democrats to cry uncle and end the shutdown on his terms. Not only are several of Trump’s shutdown moves blatantly anti-worker, but legal experts say many of them violate federal law. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that took effect at the beginning of October

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7 d. ago Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay

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9 d. ago University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations

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1 week ago Republican pressures Johnson to reconvene House as shutdown becomes one of the longest in US history

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes House speaker’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediatelyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US government shutdown extended into its 20th day on Monday with no resolution in sight, as a prominent Republican lawmaker publicly broke ranks with party leadership over the decision of Mike Johnson, the House speaker, to keep Congress shuttered for weeks.Marjorie Taylor Greene, a representative of Georgia, on Monday morning criticized Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediately.This article was amended on 20 October 2025. A previous version said the No Kings protests drew tens of thousands of demonstrators. The actual number was in the millions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump turns attention to Spain with 'punishment' threat after doing well 'off our backs'

Donald Trump has taken a brief pause on his tariff threats to Russia to focus on his latest country of interest – Spain – and says he's 'not happy' with the NATO nation

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3 w. ago The Latest: Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

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3 w. ago Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and the ceasefire deal: hope at last, but the real work is just beginning | Editorial

This is the best prospect of ending Israel’s war in Gaza since it began. But a long-term solution remains distantDonald Trump called the pause in hostilities he has brokered the first step to a “strong, durable and everlasting peace”. No one can do more to determine the outcome than the US president. This was, for him, a modest statement, acknowledging that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his plan – it being their decision, not his, to break a multi-point agreement into a multi-stage discussion. Two parties so far apart agreed on one thing: both would rather defer the really difficult issues.In Israel and Gaza, there was joy – however tentative – at the announcement. An end to the annihilation, the release of all hostages and the resumption of large-scale aid have all been desperately needed. There is every reason to fear that this will not lead to a lasting peace, and every reason to strive to ensure that it does. In finally reining in Benjamin Netanyahu, and...

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3 w. ago Bookies reveal new odds on Trump's chances of winning Nobel Peace Prize after Gaza

Both Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to the first phase of Trump's plan to pause fighting and release hostages, a deal that could open the way to ending the two-year conflict.

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3 w. ago Gaza ceasefire deal: what has been agreed for first phase and why now?

Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to pause fighting and release some hostages and prisonersFull story: First phase of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreedFollow the latest updates liveIsrael and Hamas have agreed to an initial phase of the Gaza plan proposed last week by the US president, Donald Trump. Much remains uncertain but this could be the biggest step yet towards a durable end to the two-year war. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Latest: Israel and Hamas agree to the 'first phase' of Trump's peace plan

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners

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3 w. ago Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown

The first week is the easy one

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3 w. ago Trump tells Hamas to ‘move quickly’ on hostage deal during pause in Israeli bombardment

US president’s intervention has raised hopes of ending the two-year conflict

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4 w. ago Government shutdown live updates: Day 3 of federal pause puts Trump layoffs in spotlight as Senate to reconvene

Federal government shutdown enters day three as Trump puts government employees and projects in jeopardy

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4 w. ago Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats

White House budget director Russ Vought says the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown

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