Shutdown enters second day as Trump and budget director to assess which agencies to axe
Government shutdown live updates: Trump and Democrats dig in as federal workers face furloughs
What to know today
- SHUTDOWN ENTERS DAY 2: Neither side is showing signs of budging as the shutdown enters its second day. No votes are scheduled in the Senate until tomorrow afternoon, but some lawmakers are expected on Capitol Hill today amid the stalemate.
- MASS FIRINGS EXPECTED: Russell Vought, head of the Office of Management and Budget, told House Republicans on a conference call yesterday that mass firings at the federal level would happen this week. That's in addition to the hundreds of thousands of government workers who are typically furloughed during a shutdown.
- AGENCY PLANS: Each federal department and agency has its own procedures for operating during a shutdown. While many federal employees will be furloughed, others will need to show up for work without pay.
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Trump posts pics of Trump 2028 hats from meeting with Democrats
Since the shutdown started, Trump has posted different pictures on his social media site from his unsuccessful Monday meeting with Democratic leaders showing "Trump 2028" hats sitting on his Oval Office desk.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has said the hats just "appeared" at some point during the White House sitdown with Trump, where the two sides failed to reach an agreement to keep the government running.
House Republican leaders indicate sides are no closer to a spending deal
House Republican leadership indicated this morning that lawmakers were not any closer to a deal on government funding, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., insisting his side had nothing to negotiate over and laying blame for the shutdown on Democrats.
Johnson argued Republicans didn't have anything to negotiate because they were pushing for what's known as a "clean" continuing resolution, which does not include any new GOP provisions and would simply maintain government funding at the current levels.
The speaker also pointed out what he said were the contradictory comments from Democrats opposing shutdowns during past government funding fights, arguing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has changed his tune this time because he is afraid of being primaried by popular progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in 2028.
Schumer has said he and Democratic leaders want an extension of Obamacare subsidies that are expiring at the end of the year to be included in any shorter-term government funding bill.
Government shutdown Day 2: White House says layoffs are ‘imminent’
As the government shutdown enters its second day, Republicans and Democrats are digging in rather than searching for common ground. Trump’s budget chief, Russel Yought, told House Republicans yesterday that firing of federal workers could start in the next one to two days. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for "TODAY."
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