Posted originally on CTH on September 28, 2025 | Sundance 

If the current status is maintained the “non-essential” part of govt will shut down on October 1st.  There is no incentive for the White House to avoid a partial shutdown when OMB Director Russ Vought can then determine what functions of government are defined as essential and non-essential.

Director Vought has told various agencies to prepare for permanent reductions in force if the government shuts down. [READ MEMO HERE] Speaker Mike Johnson outlines some of the specific flaws in the argument of the Democrats on the shutdown issue. WATCH:

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