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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 2h

SHUTDOWN DAY 8: Congress standoff unchanged as first missed federal payday nears -- @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shut...

Shutdown day eight: Congress standoff unchanged as first missed federal payday nears

WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown. That would be followed later in th...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 2h

AIR TRAFFIC AND THS SHUTDOWN: Air traffic control staffing steady, but stress during shutdown worries DOT -- @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/air-...

Air traffic control staffing steady, but stress during shutdown worries DOT

The Federal Aviation Administration reported no travel delays due to staffing levels at U.S. air traffic control facilities Wednesday, following a day of some delays related to above-average absences ...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 3h

UPDATED: Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure ...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 5h

Today in the furloughed workers' back pay drama.

Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 6h

Speaker Johnson appears to say furloughed federal workers should get back pay under 2019 law

"It has always been the case. It is tradition and I think it is statutory law that federal employees be paid. And that’s my position."

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING, FROM OUR REPORTER AT THE ALEXANDRIA COURTHOUSE: Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure ...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 23h

DHS Secretary Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues www.newsfromthestates.com/article/dhs-...

DHS Secretary Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues

As Oregon awaits more clarity from a federal appeals court on the Trump administration’s attempts to deploy National Guard troops from multiple states to Portland, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kri...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

108 TRUMP NOMINEES: At 5 pm Eastern, the US Senate will vote on en bloc confirmation of 108 Trump administration nominees, including for US attorney positions. This follows a Republican rules change on such nominations. The list is here: www.congress.gov/119/bills/sr...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATED-MARYLAND SEN VAN HOLLEN ON ATTEMPT TO KILL BACKPAY: “I looked at it again today after the White House comments, and they're blowing smoke. This is part of their effort to scare. So this is all part of their fearmongering. That's what it's about.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown

This report has been updated.WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, po...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

Bondi accused Sen. Mazie Hirono of supporting antifa when the Hawaii Democrat questioned a range of issues, including the department’s alleged consideration of a compensation fund for pardoned Jan. 6 rioters. @ashleymurray.bsky.social
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A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue citie...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

MORE FROM TRUMP JUST NOW: Trump said he will likely announce mass layoffs of federal employees & opened door to canceling funding:

“I’ll be able to tell you that in four or five days if this keeps going on...If this keeps going on it’ll be substantial and a lot of those jobs will never come back.”

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATED WITH TRUMP COMMENTS: “ There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of and we'll take care of them in a different way.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

Our @statesnewsroom.com thread here on Bluesky about the National Guard and Chicago, including the latest from @fischler.bsky.social of the DC Bureau
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 2d

ICYMI: President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced Saturday.

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Over Pritzker’s objections, Trump sending 300 National Guardsmen to Chicago, governor says

CHICAGO — After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the govern...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

TRUMP AND CHICAGO: Trump deployment of troops to Democratic states targets Illinois -- by @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump deployment of troops to Democratic states targets Illinois

A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday in Illinois over Chicago’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the state before deciding whether to block t...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

NO BACK PAY FOR FURLOUGHED FEDS? Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown -- @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

House speaker lends credence to White House memo that would deny back pay to furloughed federal employees.

Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson: "I’m sure there will be a lot of discussion about that. But there are legal analysts who think that is not something that government should do. If that is true, that should turn up the urgency and the necessity of the Democrats doing the right thing here."

Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

Trump administration now wants to remove Abrego Garcia to Eswatini marylandmatters.org/2025/10/06/t...

Trump administration now wants to remove Abrego Garcia to Eswatini - Maryland Matters

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to once again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Es...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

Trump administration wants to remove wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump administration wants to remove wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini

GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African c...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

Hostilities are escalating between the administration and Democratic states like Oregon and Illinois where Trump has begun sending in troops over governors’ objections. Keep up with our coverage @statesnewsroom.com DC & @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states

WASHINGTON — The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, as hostilities escalate between the adminis...

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 1d

VOTING AGAIN TODAY: The Senate Monday night deadlocked for a fifth time on short-term government funding bills, voting 45-50 on Democrats’ proposal and 52-42 on a House-passed Republican stopgap spending bill. Both needed at least 60 votes to advance.
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