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US Government Shutdown Looms Amid Trans Rights Debate
10/2/2025
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- The U.S. government faces a shutdown deadline with under 24 hours to avert funding lapses, amid anti-trans provisions in appropriations.
- Republicans push to cut federal funding for gender-affirming care and ban transgender surgeries.
- Democrats, able to filibuster, face pressure to compromise as talks proceed.
- A continuing resolution would fund the government temporarily without anti-trans provisions, with analysts predicting LGBTQ+ concessions.
