Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy
The shutdown began Oct. 1.
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Trump talks directly with Indiana Senate Republicans in redistricting bid
The call comes a week after Vice President JD Vance made his second trip to Indianapolis to discuss redistricting with Republicans in the House and Senate.
Indiana seeing limited impact from government shutdown, at least so far
Housing assistance programs are feeling the impact from furloughed public employees, and essential food programs might soon be facing funding problems if the shutdown continues.
Novo, Lilly shares fall as Trump touts ‘much lower’ Ozempic price
Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said talks over the price of weight-loss drugs are still ongoing.
Energy Department offers $1.6B loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest
Some 1,400 miles of transmission lines in Indiana and Michigan serving 600,000 customers will be replaced under the effort.
Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time
The repetition of votes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress, underscoring how intractable the situation has become.
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
The federal judge said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought.
Indianapolis airport won’t play DHS video blaming Democrats for travel delays
Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix and Seattle have also said they will not play the video message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns
With Congress and the White House stalemated, some are eyeing the end of the month as the next potential deadline to reopen government.
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education, civil rights enforcement
The cuts play into President Trump’s broader plan to shut down the Education Department and parcel its operations to other agencies.
Federal shutdown could hurt government services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana
States like Indiana must use their own dollars to keep funds flowing to families or let it lapse, a move that could cut benefits for tens of thousands of Hoosiers.
UPDATE: Firings of federal workers begin as White House turns up pressure over shutdown
The Office of Management and Budget said thousands of employees would be fired, though it noted that the funding situation was “fluid and rapidly evolving.”
Trump suggests calling off Xi meeting after blasting China for restricting rare earths exports
The Republican president suggested that he was looking at a “massive increase” of import taxes on Chinese products in response to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s moves.
Senators struggle to find way forward as government shutdown enters 9th day
Pressure is growing on congressional leaders to reach a deal as rank-and-file lawmakers become anxious about the lack of progress on ending the shutdown.
Federal government shutdown grinds into Week 2 as tempers flare at Capitol
Clusters of lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are meeting privately, searching for ways out of the impasse, which hinges on striking a deal for preserving health care subsidies.
IRS to furlough nearly half its workforce as government shutdown enters second week
The president of the National Treasury Employees Union said taxpayers should expect increased wait times, backlogs and delays implementing tax law changes as the shutdown continues.
Trump administration terminates $6.7M Indianapolis airport infrastructure grant
The grant intended for renewable energy infrastructure work was committed to the airport more than two years ago by the Federal Aviation Administration, officials said Tuesday.
Trump administration says back pay not certain for federal workers in shutdown
The move by the Republican administration was widely seen as a strong-arm tactic—a way to pressure lawmakers to reopen the government, now in the seventh day of a shutdown.
Airport staffing shortages causing some flight delays a week into shutdown
According to flight-tracking website FlightAware, more than 6,140 U.S. flights were delayed Monday.
Senate returns with no shutdown deal in sight
Senators on Monday defeated two proposals to end the government shutdown on its sixth day.