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House Speaker Mike Johnson rejects standalone bill to pay US troops, adds feds ‘should’ get back pay as shutdown drags on

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rejected voting on a standalone bill to fund US military members’ salaries Wednesday, as the federal government shutdown entered its second week.

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Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

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White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown

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Republicans sideline military pay bill as shutdown layoffs begin

The Trump administration moved to lay off federal workers on Friday as Republican leaders ruled out a vote to pay US service members amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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White House says federal firings have begun as government shutdown drags on

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Johnson says House will remain closed until shutdown ends

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In tense C-SPAN call, Republican military spouse slams Johnson over military pay: ‘My kids could die’

A caller named Samantha, who identified herself as a Republican, said her husband is currently serving in the military and warned that if troops go unpaid on Oct. 15, “my children do not get the medi...

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Watch: House Republicans give remarks on shutdown Day 10

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"The House is done": Johnson rules out stand-alone vote on paying troops during shutdown

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Some House GOP lawmakers want to get back to work

The House has not been in session for several weeks amid the shutdown. Some GOP lawmakers say it’s time for it to return.

‘Everyone’s just getting destroyed’: MTG calls on Johnson to bring House back to DC and rails on GOP handling of health care

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke sharply with her party leaders on Wednesday as they tried to project a united front in the deepening standoff with Democrats over health care and the government shutdown,

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White House escalates shutdown consequences as Democrats show no signs of budging: ‘Kamikaze attack’

The Trump administration threatens to deny backpay to furloughed federal workers as the government shutdown enters its eighth day with no resolution in sight.

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White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace'

The White House on Friday criticised the Nobel Prize committee's decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump. "The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.

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The White House claims a left-wing judicial ‘insurrection.’ But many GOP and Trump nominees are rebuking the president, too

Around 2 p.m. Saturday, top White House adviser Stephen Miller took to X to warn of a “growing movement of leftwing terrorism” that is “shielded by far-left Democrat judges.”

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Investigation ‘Ongoing’ After House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down

State law enforcement said Monday that investigation remains ongoing, but so far “no evidence” has been found “to indicate the fire was intentionally set.”

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