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Trump directs Pentagon to use 'available funds' to pay military during shutdown
Deepa Shivaram, NPR
President Trump's announcement comes days before active duty members would have missed their first full paycheck as the shutdown of the federal government continues.
Oct 11, 2025, 9:00 PM
How Last Year’s Spending Uncertainty Complicates Government Reopening
Doug Criscitello, Contributor, Doug Criscitello, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougcriscitello/, Forbes
Uncertainty about the extent to which funds from last year went unspent due to executive actions is complicating efforts to reach a deal to end the government shutdown.
Oct 11, 2025, 4:39 PM
White House Lays Off Thousands of Workers Amid Shutdown
today.com, Biztoc.com
As the government shutdown continues, the White House has begun firing more than 4,000 federal workers from a variety of agencies that President Donald Trump has referred to as “Democrat-oriented.” Budget director Russ Vought is also making permanent cuts to …
Oct 11, 2025, 2:05 PM
After All Those DOGE Cuts, Federal Spending Still Increased by $300 Billion
Eric Boehm, Yahoo Entertainment
For the fiscal year that ended on September 30, the federal government spent more than $7 trillion and ran a $1.8 trillion deficit.
Oct 10, 2025, 7:00 PM
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
SEUNG MIN KIM and STEPHEN GROVES, Yahoo Entertainment
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...
Oct 10, 2025, 4:42 PM
Consumer sentiment sours as government shutdown threatens economic damage
ABC News
The fresh data marked three consecutive months of worsening shopper attitudes.
Oct 10, 2025, 2:07 PM
It's a bittersweet payday for federal workers: 'A lot of us are living paycheck to paycheck'
Juliana Kaplan,Allie Kelly,Alice Tecotzky,Ana Altchek,Kelsey Baker, Business Insider
Friday's paycheck marks the financial impact of the shutdown on workers.
Oct 10, 2025, 8:03 AM
Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging
Ray Villeda,Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment
As the government shutdown enters a second week, there's no discernible endgame in sight.
Oct 8, 2025, 3:25 PM
Shutdowns serve as excuse for GOP and Democrats to spend more, says Sen. Ron Johnson
Obed Manuel, NPR
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.
Oct 8, 2025, 10:46 AM
White House memo says federal workers may not get automatic backpay: Report
Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English
The memo is seen as a pressure tactic on Democrats as the US government shutdown heads into its eighth day.
Oct 8, 2025, 4:54 AM
Trump administration argues furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed back pay
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
The White House says furloughed federal workers aren't automatically entitled to back pay, and Congress may have to pass a law to grant it to them.
Oct 7, 2025, 2:30 PM
How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system
Simon F. Haeder, Salon
Here's what the battle over ACA subsidies means.
Oct 7, 2025, 10:00 AM
The federal government is shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The NPR Network, NPR
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
Oct 6, 2025, 6:47 PM
Trump says the US has secured $17 trillion in new investments. The real number is likely much less
JOSH BOAK, Yahoo Entertainment
The White House website lists total investments at $8.8 trillion, though that figure appears to be padded with some investment commitments made during Joe...
Oct 6, 2025, 1:00 PM
Trump to sailors on pay held back by shutdown: ‘Do not worry about it’
Tara Suter, The Hill
President Trump on Sunday told Navy sailors not to “worry about” their paychecks that are being held back by the current government shutdown. “As your...
Oct 6, 2025, 12:17 AM
White House threatens mass layoffs amid deepening US government shutdown
Elis Gjevori, Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump blames Democrats for looming federal layoffs as shutdown enters fifth day.
Oct 5, 2025, 7:49 PM
Kevin Hassett says 'there will be layoffs' if Trump decides shutdown talks are not progressing
Lauren Edmonds, Business Insider
Top White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said he's hopeful lawmakers can reach an agreement to end the government shutdown before layoffs begin.
Oct 5, 2025, 6:57 PM
Republicans warn of pain ahead as US shutdown faces second week
Michael Mathes, Yahoo Entertainment
Trump administration officials and top Republicans warned Sunday that Americans will increasingly feel the pain of an ongoing government budget shutdown as a...
Oct 5, 2025, 4:45 PM
Why This Shutdown May Be Different
The Editors, The Atlantic
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the fight to fund the government.
Oct 4, 2025, 4:02 PM
The Shutdown Is Sparing Trump Some Bad Economic News
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
The jobs report abhors a vacuum. A government shutdown prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday from issuing its monthly report on job creation, so the business press told us what the report would reveal if there were one. “U.S. Job Growth Is Slowin…
Oct 4, 2025, 10:00 AM
US Economy Is Already on the Edge – A Prolonged Government Shutdown Could Send It Tumbling Over
Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com
Why a protracted US shutdown could seriously damage an already faltering economy.
Oct 4, 2025, 9:00 AM
‘Will they change course?’: US Senate in stalemate over government shutdown
Allison Griner, Al Jazeera English
The third day of the US government shutdown has yielded no breakthrough as Democrats and Republicans split on spending.
Oct 3, 2025, 11:44 PM
How is the government shutdown being felt across the US?
Al Jazeera English
Hundreds of thousands of employees furloughed as government closes down.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:01 PM
Senate stalemate sends US shutdown into second week
BBC News
Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:54 PM