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WATCH LIVE: The Senate is expected to vote for the 10th time on government funding

WATCH LIVE: The Senate is expected to vote for the 10th time on government funding

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: budget,Democrats,federal shutdown,republicans,senate đź’ˇ Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are preparing for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they will not back down from Congress' demands for health care benefits. Watch the Senate in the player above. The repeated votes on the funding bill became a daily drumbeat in Congress, underscoring how difficult the situation was because it was sometimes the only item on the Senate's agenda. House Republicans have completely left Washington. The standoff has…
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Protesters on Chicago’s South Side were tear gassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ended in arrest

Protesters on Chicago’s South Side were tear gassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ended in arrest

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đź’Ą Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: border patrol,Chicago,Donald Trump news,federal takeover,protests âś… Here’s what you’ll learn: CHICAGO (AP) — A high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents led to the arrest of the pursued person Tuesday afternoon on a residential street on Chicago's South Side, authorities said, and footage from the scene shows protesters gathering before agents deployed tear gas to disperse them. While federal agents were conducting an immigration enforcement operation, a driver suspected of being in the country illegally rammed a border patrol car before fleeing, Department of Homeland Security officials…
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WATCH LIVE: The Senate reconvenes as the Trump administration threatens more firings due to the federal shutdown

WATCH LIVE: The Senate reconvenes as the Trump administration threatens more firings due to the federal shutdown

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🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,federal shutdown,Mike Johnson,russell vought,senate đź“Ś Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — With each passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees who have been furloughed or are working without pay face increasing financial pressures. Now they face new uncertainty with the Trump administration promising layoffs. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 10 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. Little progress has been made to end the shutdown as it enters its third week, as Republicans and Democrats dig deeper and…
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Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the shutdown. Some airports refuse to play it because it is too political

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the shutdown. Some airports refuse to play it because it is too political

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đź’Ą Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: airports,aviation,Department of Homeland Security,Government Shutdown,hatch act,Kristi Noem đź’ˇ Key idea: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Airports large and small across the country are refusing to play a video of a letter from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its effects on Transportation Security Administration operations. Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and others say the political content of the video conflicts with their policies or regulations prohibiting political messages at their facilities. He watches: Airports…
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Trump has threatened to move World Cup matches away from Boston, but it will be up to FIFA to choose the locations

Trump has threatened to move World Cup matches away from Boston, but it will be up to FIFA to choose the locations

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: boston,Donald Trump news,fifa,Massachusetts,Michelle Wu,World Cup đź’ˇ Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to move World Cup matches scheduled to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting unrest had “taken over” parts of the city. Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of the NFL's New England Patriots and about 30 miles from Boston, is scheduled to host games while the United States hosts the 2026 World Cup along with Mexico and Canada. Trump was asked about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat…
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Journalists leave the Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists leave the Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

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🔥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: department of defense,Donald Trump news,first amendment,journalism,pentagon,pete hegseth âś… Key idea: Dozens of reporters handed in badges and walked out of the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the US military away from its seat of power. The US government described the new rules as "common sense." He watches: Why are news organizations rejecting the Pentagon's new press rules? The media was almost unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that would leave journalists…
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J.D. Vance dismisses bipartisan furor over young GOP’s racist and offensive group chat

J.D. Vance dismisses bipartisan furor over young GOP’s racist and offensive group chat

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đź’Ą Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: chuck schumer,Elise Stefanik,gavin newsom,JD Vance,Kathy Hochul,phil scott,Politico,Young Republican National Federation đź“Ś Key idea: The public release of a Young Republican Party group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape, and crude comments on gas chambers led to both the Republican and Democratic parties calling for those involved to be removed from office or resign from office. The National Youth Republican Federation, the Republican Party's political organization for Republicans ages 18 to 40, called on participants to step down from the organization. The group described the…
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WATCH: ‘The only way forward’ is for GOP to negotiate with Democrats and address health care costs, Jeffries says

WATCH: ‘The only way forward’ is for GOP to negotiate with Democrats and address health care costs, Jeffries says

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đź’Ą Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: congress,Government Shutdown,Hakeem Jeffries âś… Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) — Entering the third week of the government shutdown, Democrats say they are not intimidated or intimidated by President Donald Trump's efforts to fire thousands of federal employees or his threats of more firings in the future. Watch the House Democratic leadership news conference in the video player above. Instead, Democrats appear to have become more emboldened, showing no signs of yielding as they returned to Washington from their home states on Tuesday evening and, for the eighth time,…
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Federal workforce shutdown cuts will “most likely” exceed 10,000, Foote says

Federal workforce shutdown cuts will “most likely” exceed 10,000, Foote says

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,federal workers,Government Shutdown,layoffs,Office of Management and Budget,Russ Vought đź“Ś Here’s what you’ll learn: Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said in an interview Wednesday on "The Charlie Kirk Show" that many of the workforce reductions, known as RIFS or reductions in force plans, were planned for as long as the shutdown lasted. Read more: Judge temporarily blocks Trump's firing of federal employees during shutdown He said court filings last week that showed at least 4,000 people being fired are "just a snapshot and…
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Social Security’s cost of living announcement was delayed, another side effect of the shutdown

Social Security’s cost of living announcement was delayed, another side effect of the shutdown

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đź’Ą Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ Category: cost of living adjustment,seniors,social security,social security administration đź“Ś Here’s what you’ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries. Social Security's 2024 COLA announcement was originally scheduled for Wednesday, and will now be on October 24. It was timed according to the September Consumer Price Index, which has also not yet been released. Read more: Social Security has been around for 90 years. It may be threatened now more than ever…
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