More Americans are about to feel the pain of the government shutdown. The Washington Post reports that while the president ordered the Pentagon to repurpose research and development funding to make payroll for members of the military who were set to miss their first paycheck Wednesday, civilian employees won't see the same treatment. Even Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pain this morning on Fox.But the longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be. And Maria, to be clear, some of these c ...

Good morning. It's Saturday, October the 11th. I'm Alli Vel, and we begin this hour with a man named Russell Vote, one of Donald Trump's top aids, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and the architect of Project 2025. Now, at the moment, Vote is busy overseeing the mass firing of federal workers. But back in 2023 and 2024, he was thinking and talking quite openly about how Trump would seize power more effectively if he were to return to the presidency. The big problem, as votes ...

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to fire a chunk of the federal workforce. >> We believe that it's completely illegal and that's why we filed a lawsuit against these type of actions. >> This idea was foreshadowed in project 2025.>> You know, most of the federal employees are are sound people. The idea isn't persuade to let them go. The idea is to try to make the system work.And it won't work if you can't rate people and how they do the work and be able to enforce it. >> The director of the US ...

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to fire a chunk of the federal workforce. Look, it's likely going to be in the thousands. It's a very good question.And that's something that the Office of Management and Budget and the entire team at the White House here, again, is unfortunately having to work on today. We believe that it's completely illegal. And that's why we filed a lawsuit against these type of actions.Well, I mean, this could be sort of like Doge 2.0% slashing and burning their way throug ...

Government Shutdown & Political Stance - The government shutdown is on its fifth day, with both parties blaming each other for the stalemate [1] - Democrats accuse Republicans of refusing negotiations to reopen the government [1][2] - Republicans claim the shutdown is a Democratic ploy related to Senator Chuck Schumer's re-election [1][3] - Polls indicate Americans are blaming President Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, though many are unsure [4] - Democrats are using the shutdown to fight back against the Trump agenda, particularly regarding healthcare [4] Healthcare & ACA Subsidies - Healthcare premiums are expected to skyrocket, potentially doubling, if Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expire [5][6] - The speaker emphasizes the importance of standing firm against Trump to prevent the expiration of ACA subsidies [6] - It is estimated that notices of premium increases will start arriving in approximately three weeks [7] - Millions of people could see their Medicaid taken away or dramatically reduced in the coming years [11] Project 2025 & Trump's Agenda - President Trump is embracing Project 2025, a far-right blueprint for mass federal workforce firings [13] - The speaker believes Trump has been trying to implement Project 2025 all along [14][15] - The speaker highlights the need to push back against the Trump agenda in legislatures and courts [15] Jeffrey Epstein Scandal - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's comments about Jeffrey Epstein contradict the Trump administration's public statements [19] - Lutnick described Epstein's behavior and hinted at blackmail, raising questions about a potential cover-up [18][20] - The speaker calls for the release of the Epstein files, suggesting Trump is hiding something [22][23]

Good morning. It is Sunday, October the 5th. I'm Ali Veli and I want to begin this hour with a little time capsule. It's May of 2023. Joe Biden was the president of the United States. Donald Trump was out of power. Out of power. Trump's in 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the Stormmy Daniels hush money coverup scheme had just been unsealed a month earlier. But Trump and many others in his orbit were already plotting his comeback to the White House. One man in particular was busy drawing up ...

Government Shutdown & Project 2025 - The potential firing of federal workers due to the government shutdown is a point of contention, with some viewing it as a reluctant necessity and others as a deliberate strategy [1][3][4] - Project 2025, aimed at consolidating executive branch power, has seen approximately 48% of its initiatives adopted within about 9 months [10][13] - Key initiatives of Project 2025 being implemented include Medicaid work requirements, deploying troops to the border, stifling student loan forgiveness, abolishing DEI initiatives, and cutting funding for NPR and PBS [13] Political & Public Impact - Republicans are perceived by some as being too open about the shutdown potentially helping them achieve their goals [8] - The administration's actions, such as pausing $2 billion in funding for Chicago infrastructure and $18 billion for New York City infrastructure, are seen as potentially impacting all Americans, regardless of political affiliation [15] - Concerns are raised that the current administration's actions could take 10-20 years to reverse and rebuild democracy [14]

The current government shutdown is not your ordinary shutdown. And to understand why this one is unlike the 20 other times that the government has let funding lapse since 1976, we got to go back to the library and break out here we go our copy of Project 2025. Now, in case you need a refresher, Project 2025 is this 922 page blueprint. I've had to print it out in two different volumes. It's so big. It's an ultra-conservative agenda. It was built by the prominent conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, w ...

Political Landscape & Policy - The report highlights concerns about potential abuse of power and authoritarian tendencies within a specific political agenda [7][10] - It discusses a plan, Project 2025, aimed at restructuring the government and implementing far-right policies [7] - The report suggests a potential purge of non-supporters from civil service positions [7][19] - The analysis points to the weaponization of governmental bodies like the FCC to advance a particular political agenda [18][19] Economic & Social Impact - The report mentions potential job losses of 300,000 federal workers due to government shutdown [1] - It raises concerns about the defunding of essential services and programs, including USAID and PBS [19] - The report suggests potential negative impacts on vulnerable populations and a possible increase in social division [11][19] Credibility & Transparency - The report accuses a political figure of dishonesty and misrepresentation regarding their involvement with Project 2025 [8][9][20] - It highlights discrepancies between public statements and actual actions related to policy implementation [6][15][16]

We can all imagine what it would feel like. Every one of us. It's harrowing.Not knowing if you still have a job. If your job, your livelihood, the thing that gives you the ability to pay for everything in your life, to support your kids, to buy food, to keep up on your car payment and your mortgage payment and your rent payment. Will it be there tomorrow.As we speak, the fate of hundreds of thousands of human beings, federal workers, is that that fear, that anxiety, as it all hangs in the balance as Trump e ...