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ALBANY PARK — Federal agents deployed tear gas in Albany Park Sunday as residents chased off agents who were trying to detain a neighbor. Gabriel Paez and his wife, Megan Dougherty, were returning home from brunch Sunday afternoon when they saw two armed federal agents confronting a neighbor on the sidewalk. The couple, who live near Wilson and Sawyer avenues, …

During Vince Micone’s 25-year federal career, he liked to run to help relieve stress and get away from the challenges of being an executive. When he was in the middle of a partial government shutdown, Micone, who served in senior executive roles at the departments of Labor, Homeland Security and Commerce during his career, said his daily exercise became even …

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed their doors on Sunday in response to the ongoing government shutdown. In a statement over the weekend, the Washington DC-based Smithsonian Institution announced that it was temporarily closing its museums, research centers and its zoo due to the government shutdown which has now entered the third week. “We will update our operating status …

Portlanders march against federal crackdown, call for abolition of ICE facility  KOIN.com Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment  OregonLive.com Source link

Smithsonian visitors arrive to locked doors as federal shutdown continues  The Washington Post Government shutdown continues as Smithsonian museums, National Zoo temporarily close  CBS News DC Tourists Frustrated by Museum Closures as Shutdown Persists  Bloomberg.com Government shutdown causes a real Boo at the Zoo  WTOP Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll  NPR Source link

‘The only solution’: Elon Musk backs call to deploy federal troops to San Francisco  San Francisco Chronicle Marc Benioff urges Trump to deploy National Guard in San Francisco after donating millions to liberal causes  Fox News Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send National Guard to San Francisco  The New York Times Benioff faces backlash after suggesting National Guard deployment to SF  KTVU …

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Vance warned that as the federal shutdown entered its 12th day, the new cuts would be “painful,” …

Stephanie Rogers at her mother’s home outside Denver, where she and her two young daughters now live. Rogers has dipped into her retirement to help the family get through the federal shutdown. Tegan Wendland/CPR News hide caption toggle caption Tegan Wendland/CPR News In a way, Stephanie Rogers started preparing for the current moment months ago, when she and her two …

With no end of the federal government shutdown in sight, an estimated 750,000 workers remain furloughed. Hundreds of thousands more are working without pay. They are being “held hostage by a political dispute”, according to union leaders, as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked. In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested that furloughed employees would not necessarily receive back …

Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social platform X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. The White House previewed that it would pursue the aggressive layoff tactic shortly before the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, telling all federal agencies …