by Amy Goodman | Nov 11, 2025 | Adelita Grijalva, Affordable Care Act, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Donald Trump, Epstein files, Government Shutdown, health care, Interview, Republicans, Shutdown
We speak to The American Prospect’s David Dayen about what could be the end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after seven Democratic Senators and one independent struck a deal with Republicans to pass a short-term government funding bill. “Why would you end this?” asks Dayen, echoing many in the Democratic coalition who believe the deal was a poor strategic move for the anti…
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by Truthout | Nov 5, 2025 | Donald Trump, furloughed workers, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, Government Shutdown, News, Shutdown
A new message to federal workers sent from several government agencies suggests that the Trump administration may not give back pay to furloughed workers once the shutdown ends, violating a statute that President Donald Trump himself signed into law six years ago. The message doesn’t explicitly state that furloughed employees — those who have been told to stop working during the federal…
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