Democrats Claim White House Declining Government Closure Talks as Chief Executive Echoes Warning of Job Cuts
A senior administration official has stated that mass dismissals of federal staff could commence if the president determines that talks to conclude the federal closure are "totally going nowhere|making no progress|stalled completely}."
The White House economic advisor informed CNN that he still perceived a chance that Democrats would back down, but added that the president was "gearing up to act|take action|intervene" if needed.
Stalled Negotiations
Not any concrete indications of negotiations have appeared between congressional leaders since Trump sat down with them last week. The closure began on the first of October, after Senate Democratic senators turned down a short-term funding measure that would keep federal agencies functioning through to 21 November.
"Democrats have chosen not to negotiate with us," Senate Democratic leader the Senate minority leader stated to CBS, claiming the stalemate could be solved only by additional negotiations between Trump and the key congressional leaders.
Political Claims
The GOP House speaker accused Democrats of being "not serious" in discussions to conclude the federal government stoppage, while the Democratic representative blamed Republicans of causing the closure.
Additional Updates
- US forces apparently attacked another vessel unlawfully carrying illegal substances off the coast of the South American nation
- California's governor declared that he is taking legal action against the president over the assignment of 300 California national guard members to Oregon
- Kristi Noem described the Illinois city "a war zone" after federal agents shot a female individual
- Diplomats have arrived in Cairo before discussions scheduled to focus on the release of captives held by the Palestinian group in the Palestinian territory
Recent Political Developments
- Out-of-power Democratic lawmakers have embraced the risky politics of a federal closure as their most assertive effort yet to curb a chief executive whom many citizens and academics now view as a risk to American democratic institutions
- The president is intensifying his assaults on billionaire philanthropist George Soros approximately a year before the congressional elections for the legislative branch, in what's been called a "intimidating message to other contributors"
- Government officials is targeting one hundred million acres of timberland across the country for clear-cutting
