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Vice President JD Vance put the blame on the “far-left faction” of Senate Democrats for the shutdown on Wednesday, crediting moderates who voted with Republicans on a House-passed bill on Tuesday to extend government funding. “There are critical services that the Democrats have taken hostage because they have a policy disagreement that they are open to work with us on, but they shouldn’t be shutting the government down because of that policy disagreement,” Vance said Wednesday on “CBS Mornings.”Vance said “we’re going to have to make sure that as much of the peoples’ government remains open or functional as possible.””That’s…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Much of the federal government is now shut down after the Senate was unable to reach an agreement on two competing funding bills. The last government shutdown, which lasted 35 days and was the longest in U.S. history, occurred from December 2018 to January 2019. The Trump administration has used government websites and agency-wide emails to accuse Democrats of causing the shutdown. Some ethics experts say that…

Hurricane Imelda is eyeing Bermuda and Hurricane Humberto has already passed it but, the National Hurricane Center said early Wednesday, both are likely to bring dangerous conditions behind them to a significant stretch of the U.S. East Coast.”Swells generated by Hurricane Imelda and Hurricane Humberto are affecting the Bahamas, Bermuda, and much of the U.S. East Coast. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” the Miami-based center said.The storms’ centers were several hundred miles apart, with Imelda swirling west-southwest of Bermuda and Humberto north-northwest of the British island territory. Imelda had maximum sustained winds of…

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Congress failed to reach a funding deal by Wednesday morning’s deadline, leading to a government shutdown that will force active-duty service members to continue to serve without pay until a deal is made. During a government shutdown, all active-duty personnel, as well as National Guard who are currently deployed, must carry out their assigned duties with their pay delayed until the shutdown is over. Civilian personnel whose work the Defense Department considers essential, or “excepted,” will also continue to work, while other civilians are furloughed for the duration of the shutdown. “After the government shutdown, all government employees will automatically receive back pay,…

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The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as the government hurtled toward a shutdown. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a pair of dueling funding bills to keep the government open. Republicans voted to block a bill proposed by Democrats that included government funding through the end of October and an extension of federal healthcare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year. The second bill was also defeated nearly…

Ahead of Wednesday’s government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday posted a banner in large type on its homepage blaming the shutdown on the “Radical Left,” an allegation that an ethics group said was a “blatant violation” of the Hatch Act. “The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands,” the message read. “The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people.”A complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel by the…

Society / September 30, 2025 In light of new data showing over 400 people have been prosecuted for pregnancy-related crimes, we should be wary of how Trump’s directives may be used against women. Ad Policy (Shutterstock) Accompanying Donald Trump’s press conference last week on the purported link between Tylenol and autism was a fact sheet on the White House website titled, “Evidence Suggests Link Between Acetaminophen, Autism.” It begins with a quote by press secretary Karoline Leavitt: “The Trump Administration does not believe popping more pills is always the answer for better health.” Since the widely criticized press conference, medical…

The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a White House Official confirmed to CBS News.The official did not provide a reason for the withdrawal on Tuesday, but said Antoni was a “brilliant economist” and that President Trump would announce a new nominee in the near future.CNN was first to report the nomination had been withdrawn.Antoni was nominated for the role by Mr. Trump in August, after the president fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer earlier in the month following a weaker-than-expected jobs report, which he blamed her for.Mr. Trump at…