What to Know
- The Senate has adjourned for the night without approving a funding bill to keep the government open after midnight tonight.
- The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo to the heads of federal departments and agencies directing them to prepare for a shutdown after the Senate rejected two bills aimed at keeping the government open.
- Two unions have filed suit against the Trump administration over its plans to fire federal workers during the impending shutdown, alleging that the “unlawful threats” were contrary to the law and should be declared unlawful by a federal court.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting to declare an end to “woke” culture in the military and announce new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness.
- Trump also addressed military leaders at Quantico, saying troops should use “dangerous” American cities as “training grounds.”
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