Coverage dated September 30, 2025

Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight

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The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight. Democrats held firm Wednesday to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump

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  1. Park Rapids Enterprise

    Government shutdown begins with Trump, Democrats at impasse (opens Park Rapids Enterprise)

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    With the two parties locked in a stalemate over health care subsidies and using the moment to frame the 2026 midterm elections, the shutdown — and its economic effects — could be prolonged.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight. Democrats held firm Wednesday to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump

  3. WSVN Miami

    Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health

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