Democrats Assert White House Rejecting Government Closure Discussions as Chief Executive Restates Warning of Firings
A senior White House advisor has suggested that mass layoffs of federal staff could commence if the chief executive decides that talks to conclude the administration stoppage are "totally going nowhere|making no progress|stalled completely}."
Kevin Hassett stated to CNN that he still perceived a possibility that Democratic lawmakers would yield, but mentioned that Trump was "getting ready to act|take action|intervene" if necessary.
Deadlocked Discussions
No substantial evidence of discussions have emerged between legislative leaders since Trump convened with them the previous week. The closure commenced on the first of October, after upper chamber Democrats voted against a short-term funding measure that would keep federal agencies operational through to November 21st.
"Democrats have chosen not to speak with us," Senate Democratic leader the Senate minority leader told CBS, asserting the deadlock could be solved only by further negotiations between Trump and the four congressional leaders.
Political Allegations
The Republican House speaker claimed Democrats of being "not serious" in talks to resolve the federal government closure, while the Democratic representative blamed GOP lawmakers of causing the shutdown.
Other Events
- US forces reportedly struck another vessel unlawfully transporting narcotics off the coast of Venezuela
- The governor of California declared that he is taking legal action against the president over the deployment of three hundred California national guard troops to the neighboring state
- The homeland security secretary called Chicago "battlefield" after federal agents wounded a woman
- Representatives have arrived in the Egyptian capital before discussions anticipated to center on the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Palestinian territory
Recent Governmental Developments
- Opposition Democrats have adopted the dangerous strategy of a government shutdown as their most assertive effort yet to curb a chief executive whom many voters and legal experts now view as a risk to American democratic institutions
- The president is escalating his attacks on Soros just over a year before the midterm elections for Congress, in what's been described as a "intimidating signal to other contributors"
- The administration is aiming at 100m hectares of forest across the nation for timber harvesting
