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Federal shutdown cuts off economic data vital to policymakers and investors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy. The absence will be felt almost ...
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What polling shows about the politics of government shutdowns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but ...
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States sue over US Justice Department’s new restrictions on grants for domestic violence victims

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging new U.S. restrictions barring them from using federal grant funding to provide legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault if they are ...
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White House warns layoffs are imminent if shutdown drags on

By Gram Slattery and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House warned on Wednesday that worker layoffs are imminent as the first day of the government shutdown unfolded, even as Vice President JD Vance insisted no final decisions have been ...
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Operation Twin Shield: Immigration fraud uncovered in Minneapolis, St. Paul

(The Center Square) – A multi-agency investigation has uncovered massive immigration fraud in the Minneapolis and St. Paul region, federal authorities said. Federal investigators ...
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Tiffany: Wisconsin should not close a single power plant

(The Center Square) – Tom Tiffany says Wisconsin barely has enough affordable electricity for its manufacturing economy. He’s worried about what will happen when the state’s new data centers come online. ...
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Testimony supports permits for Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin

(The Center Square) – Pat Nemec believes there are more Bad River Band members that are for a Line 5 reroute than against it, despite the tribe’s official position fighting the reroute in a set of recent hearings contesting ...
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Trump administration scraps $8 billion for climate-related projects

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration is cancelling nearly $8 billion in climate-related funding targeting 16 U.S. states, including California and New York, White House budget director Russ Vought said on Wednesday. Details of the cancellations will come from the ...
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US agencies to continue some fossil fuel work during shutdown

(Reuters) -Some government staff will be kept on during the federal shutdown to process permits and leases for oil, gas and coal operations on public lands, according to contingency plans published by the Interior Department on Wednesday. Maintaining workers in ...
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Shutdown spreads uncertainty from furloughed federal workers to broader America

(WASHINGTON) -- As the first government shutdown in seven years got underway on Wednesday, tens of thousands of federal workers face the risk of missing paychecks as broader America braces for the absence of some key services.Starting on Wednesday, ...
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Factbox-The longest US government shutdowns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of U.S. federal employees stopped working on Wednesday when the government shutdown due to a budget impasse in Congress.  Following are the longest shutdowns since 1980, when U.S. administrations started furloughing some federal workers when budgets expire. 2018-2019 – 35 ...
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US calls for urgent action to address Pennsylvania railcar fire risks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday urged the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to immediately move to eliminate fire risks in its fleet of Silverliner IV railcars. The safety board said the outdated design of the railcars and ...
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