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Hopes fade for quick end to govt shutdown
Hindustan Times Ludhiana
|October 04, 2025
TRUMP READIES PLAN TO FIRE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
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President Donald Trump
Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded on Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
Senators were headed back to the Capitol for another vote on government funding on the third day of the shutdown, but there has been no sign of any real progress towards ending their standoff.
This story is from the October 04, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Ludhiana.
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