17 h. ago Trump threatens mass layoffs and cuts to Democrat projects as another day of government shutdown passes: Live updates

Day two of the government shutdown draws to a close as federal jobs and projects are put in jeopardy

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20 h. ago Trump threatens mass layoffs and cuts to Democrat projects as government shutdown stalemate continues: Live updates

Trump said he was meeting with White House budget director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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23 h. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump threatens to cut Democrats’ ‘favorite projects’ amid impending mass layoffs

Trump said he would meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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28 h. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump ready to cut thousands of jobs in ‘Democrat agencies’ as parties refuse to budge

Trump is set to meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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29 h. ago Trump sees ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to punish Democrats as shutdown enters day two

Republicans and Democrats engage in war of words as White House also uses impasse to cut government spendingUS government shutdown – latest updatesAs the US government shutdown stretched into its second day, Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the funding lapse as an “unprecedented opportunity” to further his campaign of firing federal workers and downsizing departments.The president announced on social media that he would sit down with Russell Vought, the White House office of management and budget chief, an architect of the mass firings and buyouts of federal workers. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Trump to cut ‘Democrat agencies’ as White House says government shutdown layoffs could be in the thousands – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made; Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job lossesHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she said. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.”These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happening if the Democrats had voted to keep the government open. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Trump threatens ‘Democrat Agencies’ that he’s meeting with budget chief Russ Vought today on which to cut amid shutdown

Previous government shutdowns have only resulted in temporary furloughs — not layoffs

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3 d. ago Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout

Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday after Taliban authorities cut the fibre-optic network.The government began shutting down high-speed internet connections to some provinces earlier in the month to prevent “vice”, on the orders of the supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Continue reading...

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