Stephen Fowler
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Nearly 42 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits due to shutdown
The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November.
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Trump targets 'Democrat priorities' in an effort to end the shutdown standoff
As we enter another week of the government shutdown, the Trump administration continues to apply political pressures to Democrats by threatening to cut their priorities, but so far that has not swayed them to end the standoff.
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Unions say White House plans mass layoff at Interior Department, despite court order
A status conference is set for Friday afternoon after union lawyers said the Trump administration is violating a court order that temporarily blocks mass firings during the government shutdown.
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The White House is using layoffs of federal workers as leverage to end the shutdown
Federal workers, many already furloughed, may now face unemployment as the White House uses them as leverage in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown.
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White House says 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers have begun, with few details
The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing reduction-in-force notices to federal employees. It's not clear how many agencies are affected or how many people.
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White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law
A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers.
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What to know about the threats to fire federal workers amid the government shutdown
The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending.
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Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.
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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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A look at 2 states that are becoming increasingly rare purple in politics
Two swing states — Georgia and North Carolina — have Senate races that will be closely watched next year. What's the message of some of the leading candidates? It's all about President Trump.
