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Biden says shutdown isn't his fault. Will Americans agree?

The White House has pinned the blame for a looming government shutdown on House Republicans, who have been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package

The Independent UK

White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop buildup on Kosovo border

US calls for immediate withdrawal of forces as British troops sent to reinforce Nato peacekeeping force

The Guardian - US

Is American child care about to get a lot worse?

While Congress struggles to fund basic government functions, the biggest-ever investment in child care in US history is coming to an end, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

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Government shutdown would have ‘serious consequences for our economy’ by halting $163 billion in federal contracts to small businesses

A government shutdown on Saturday would close the Small Business Administration, leaving small businesses that depend on it in limbo.

Fortune

Robert Kennedy Jr to run for president as independent in 2024 – report

Scion of US political dynasty, who had been challenging Joe Biden for Democratic nomination, expected to announce on Sunday

The Guardian - US

The White House chief of staff says it's on House Republicans to avert a shutdown

Jeff Zients has been getting the White House prepared for the first government shutdown of the Biden administration. Here's what the chief of staff told NPR about it.

WEKU

The Biden impeachment hearing was a fishing expedition – no one took the bait

With no evidence and their own witnesses admitting to no firsthand knowledge of wrongdoing, GOP members tried to take a commonsense question too far

The Guardian - US

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A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says

A sharply divided privacy oversight board says the FBI and other government agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program

The Independent UK

‘It’s always down to human failure’: President Biden, this is how to stop your dog biting people

Trainers say president is ultimately responsible for German shepherd’s behaviour after 11th biting incident in two years

The Guardian - UK

Senate debates measure to prevent shutdown that McCarthy said he would not consider – as it happened

The Senate measure would fund the federal government until 17 November and prevent the shutdown that will otherwise begin on Sunday

The Guardian - US

Government shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume − especially for those considered 'nonessential'

Unless Congress and the White House can agree on a budget or extend funding short term, the federal government will shut down on Oct. 1, 2023.

The Conversation

American Climate Corps: Biden's new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details

When President Joe Biden created the American Climate Corps by executive order on Sept. 20, 2023, it marked a step toward keeping a pledge he made nearly three years earlier: to create a new workforce training and service program to deal with global warming.

The Conversation

Where do each of the US Republican candidates stand on labor and unions?

Trump and seven other Republicans face the same challenge – US support for unions is at a high but the GOP historically doesn’t condone them

The Guardian - US

Republicans clamor to impeach Biden: six key things to know about the first hearing

House hearing marks an escalation even as Republicans fail to produce substantive evidence of president’s alleged corruption

The Guardian - US

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Republican debate: Trump attacked for being absent as reports say he will skip third one too – as it happened

Chris Christie says ex-president too scared to face rivals; media reports say Trump won’t attend Miami debate in November either

The Independent UK

After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis

For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S. border to places like New York, Washington and Chicago

The Independent UK

As Senate pushes ahead to avert a government shutdown, House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one

The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one

WEKU

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Dylan Jones: ‘I was told Michael Wolff was dangerous…so I hired him as soon as I could’

‘Hold on tight as it’s going to be one hell of a ride’

The Independent UK

A timeline of Donald Trump’s rivalry with Ron DeSantis

Florida governor and ex-president went from allies to enemies over the last two years

The Independent UK

White House dismisses report on Biden plan to avoid falls

‘The single greatest scandal in presidential history (since President Obama wore a tan suit),’ joked the White House Communications Director

France 24

'Stick with it': Biden makes history by joining striking auto workers on the picket line

President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organised labor by a modern president.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden joins picket line, urges striking autoworkers to ‘stick with it’

The president’s appearance on the picket line, a first for a sitting president, was the most significant demonstration of his pro-union bona fides, a record that includes vocal support for unionization efforts at Amazon.com facilities and executive actions that promoted worker organizing.

The Independent UK

Trump could face an extensive list of trials next year. Here are all the court dates

Ex-president will be attending multiple trials in 2024 while campaigning for the White House

Al Jazeera

Will US lawmakers avert looming government shutdown? All you need to know

Hardline Republicans urging deep spending cuts are bringing US gov’t to brink of shutdown as October 1 deadline looms.

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