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Shutdown Furloughs 750K Workers, Sparks Political Standoff
10/8/2025
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- The shutdown has furloughed roughly 750,000 federal employees and could cost the U.S. economy $15 billion per week.
- Democrats seek healthcare concessions; Republicans want a stopgap funding deal.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Speaker Mike Johnson's Epstein-files transparency comments and urged full release.
- Johnson called Democrat Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in blocked a red herring and blamed Democrats for the impasse.
