#government-shutdown

#government-shutdown

I'm calling to encourage Senator _________ to hold the line during this shutdown and keep fighting against Trump's health care cuts and price increases,

President Donald Trump is weighing slashing "thousands" of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day. "It's likely going to be in the thousands," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday, saying that the "entire team at the White House" was working to identify possible cuts.

And 2013, of course, it was the Republicans who had initiated that fight. They wanted to defund Obamacare as they were trying to fund the federal government. Democrats said no. It led to shutdown more than two weeks long. Republicans ultimately capitulated, and the government reopened. Chuck Schumer. You may have heard of him, his name. He is now leading the charge on the Democratic side as Senate Democratic leader.

Democrats know what the right thing to do is here they just lack the courage to do it, Leavitt told hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino, adding that the shutdown has presented critical consequences and it's the Democrats' fault. Leavitt's appearance came hours after her boss revealed that he would be meeting with his OMB director, Russell Vought, to look into what SCAM Democrat agencies can be nixed as the shutdown goes on.

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn't extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now they have to figure out how to get out of it. Just hours after the shutdown began, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that if the Republicans work with them, "the shutdown could go away very quickly." But that won't be easy.

This year enrollment hit a record 24 million. That is only about 7% of the U.S. population, but the people who rely on these plans are an influential group that includes small business owners, farmers and ranchers, says Cynthia Cox, vice president and director of the Program on the ACA at the nonpartisan health research organization KFF. Cox and her team just did an analysis on what will happen to people's premiums next year if Congress doesn't extend the enhanced subsidies.

The illegal immigrant is just a red herring that's designed to try and prevent people from talking about the real issue, which is how do we provide health insurance for people in this country, Shaheen said. You know, I say a little detail, you say red herring, but the fact is, Senator, that it exists, Jones responded. No, listen, I'm agreeing with you, she said. You're trying to make an issue where there isn't one. We agree! Illegal immigrants should not be getting access to the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

* Federal judiciary can stay open until October 17 amid shutdown. After that? Have you guys ever seen The Purge? [ Reuters] * Lawyer giving out roadside legal advice. Did you know lawyers could provide pro bono work without a corrupt quid pro quo? [ Axios] * E-Verify goes down after government shutdown in perfect encapsulation of how the administration doesn't care about immigration beyond authorizing masked vigilantism. [ Law360]

I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent, I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Shaw has been serving Irish Coffee's at The Buena Vista since May of 1976, that's 49 years. He was here when Fleet Week started in 1981. "Before the first year, all the pilots of the show they come here, and all the customers they get autograph from them, so they get poster. I love the show, even though I watch so many years, never get sick of watching it," said Shaw.

"I'm going to continue to vote no until we see health care costs addressed,"

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) edited sombreros and moustaches onto 44 Senate Democrats on Wednesday, threatening to continue until they re-open our government. The 44 Senate Democrats who voted for Schumer's Shutdown should know that the Sombrero posting will continue until they re-open our government, warned Cruz in a social media post. Hey, Macarena! The 44 Senate Democrats who voted for Schumer's Shutdown should know that the Sombrero posting will continue until they re-open our government. Hey, Macarena!

All of this is taking its toll on advertising. Last week, the Interactive Advertising Bureau revised its outlook on advertising spending for 2025, rolling the projected spend back 1.6 percentage points. Companies are now expected to spend just 5.7% more this year on advertising, down from the initial projection of 7.3% more. The main reason behind the revision is tariff concerns. More than nine in 10 media buyers have been concerned over the new import taxes and their impact on the industry, and many have been working to adjust strategies.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (KFSN) -- A trip to Yosemite National Park came down to a gamble that paid off for one tour group from France. "We flipped a coin. I saw on the internet that it may be open or not, so we made a bet and we won. We're right here in Yosemite National Park," French tour guide Xavier Chanut said. Chanut wasn't sure what to expect on the first day of the government shutdown. He had a backup plan but was relieved to see Yosemite still open.

➡️ The government has officially shut down, the third time this has happened under President Trump's leadership - and Democrats in the Congressional Equality Caucus wasted no time blaming the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Trump ally Michael Flynn urged a federal appeals court to uphold Trump's renewed ban on trans military service in a filing that reads like a culture war manifesto, and Texas is cracking down on state universities teaching about gender identity.

The federal government shut down at midnight Wednesday, the third such lapse under President Donald Trump, plunging the country into familiar uncertainty. For LGBTQ+ lawmakers, the standoff is not only evidence of dysfunction but also a direct threat to health care access, equality, and the stability of families nationwide. The deadlock stems from irreconcilable demands over health care and funding authority.

The Trump administration already has a plan in place to carry out the reductions in force, Vice President J.D. Vance and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, though they stressed final decisions on specific personnel have not yet been made. The layoffs would mark an extraordinary escalation in the management of shutdowns, which have never previously led to permanent staffing reductions.

In the memo, Vought instructed agencies to send "Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for all employees" in programs that are "not consistent with the president's priorities." The OMB director also announced Wednesday that $18 billion in federal funds for New York City's infrastructure projects will be frozen, and $8 billion in "Green New Scam funding" will be frozen in a dozen blue states.

In August, California had 248,000 federal government jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers that Beacon Economics derived from monthly jobs reports released by the state Employment Development Department. During that same month, the Bay Area had 41,000 federal jobs, Beacon estimates show. August is the most recent month for which nonfarm payroll figures are available for the Bay Area and California.