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The White House advised agencies to go big on downsizing, according to a document obtained by POLITICO. They haven't.
Anxiety is rising among congressional Republicans that their party has no plan to address a critical health deadline this fall that will result in spiking costs for millions of Americans – the issue at the heart of the deepening government shutdown crisis.
Sen. John Fetterman breaks with Democrats to support reopening the government, saying he’s putting country over party as the shutdown deadlock continues.
From Washington and their districts, members of the California delegation are navigating a weeks-old government shutdown with no end in sight.
Democrats have only hardened their position as the government shutdown enters its 24th day, leaving Republican majorities in Congress with few answers — and many criticisms.
Timothy Mellon has been identified as the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the Pentagon to pay troops during the government shutdown.
The man is a US citizen and a Trump supporter, the president has said, but no one in the government will identify him.
Federal workers, who missed their first full paycheck on Friday as a result of the government shutdown, say they're scrambling to stay afloat financially.