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The U.S. Department of Agriculture posted a notice on its website stating that federal food assistance will not be delivered on November 1, raising the stakes for families across the country as the government shutdown continues. The new message comes after the Trump administration said it will not tap about $5 billion in emergency funds […]
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its second interest rate cut of the year on Wednesday, despite a lack of clarity about the health of the US economy due to the ongoing government shutdown. The US central bank’s penultimate interest rate meeting of the year comes against the backdrop of a weeks-long standoff between […]
Vegetables for sale at a farmers market in San Diego County. (File photo courtesy of San Diego County Water Authority) The ongoing federal government shutdown could jeopardize the benefits CalFresh recipients expect in November, San Diego County officials said Tuesday. The announcement follows guidelines issued late Monday California Department of Social Services. District staff began […]
Layoffs were confirmed for the first time in a X message from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought who wrote“The RIFs have started.” The layoffs came just over a week after the government shutdown. No previous lockdown has led to such action; Normally, laid-off workers return as soon as the government reopens. […]
Travelers at Colorado’s largest airports are not exposed to a video message at security checkpoints US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. Airport officials in Denver and Colorado Springs confirmed Tuesday that the video will not be shown. Since last Thursday, Homeland Security officials have […]
Through Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 Trump has also publicly mused about firing Democratic workers. More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices on October 10 following multiple reports indicating that the administration had chosen not to return wages to laid-off federal employees classified as “non-essential” workers following the government shutdown due to the inability […]
Investors will be watching quarterly earnings from the major banks next week to gauge the health of the U.S. economy as the federal government shutdown has interrupted the flow of new data. Major U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, halting market momentum after comments from President Donald Trump heightened trade tensions with China. Stocks ended […]
Topline The Trump administration has started laying off federal workers, making good on its threats to make permanent cuts during the government shutdown, budget chief Russ Vought said Friday. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna […]
