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Government shutdowns are not new, but they have become longer and harsher

2025-10-01 22:39:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Government shutdowns are not new, but they have become longer and harsher

Millions of US government workers are being told to stay home, while others - in the most critical services - are required to report to work, but potentially without pay.

They include staff in airport security, air traffic control and the postal service; as well as up to two million troops and hundreds of National Guard members that President Trump has deployed to US cities.

At the heart of the dispute in Congress is a demand by Democrats to preserve health care benefits for some of the poorest Americans, while many Republicans prefer cuts.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of holding the government hostage.

Trump has said he will use the government shutdown to get rid of programs supported by his political opponents.

House Democratic Caucus Leader Pete Aguilar said the president was prepared to harm ordinary people.

Business closures are not new. But they have been getting longer and more severe, in an era of deepening divisiveness.

President Trump has tried to link his opponent's demands for health care funding to the issue of benefit payments to undocumented migrants.

As Democrats called his claims false, he posted a video of their congressional leaders, edited with one wearing a sombrero and a mariachi band playing. When Democrats called his video bigoted, he posted another./ CNA, translated by BBC





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