White House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen U.S. government collapses
Efforts to swiftly end the U.S. government shutdown collapsed on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) as Democrats in Congress rejected proposals to resolve an acrimonious funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs. With the government out of money after Mr. Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal … Read more