What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing

Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And President Donald Trump, supposedly the world’s greatest dealmaker, is tuned out.

Trump is creating two classes of federal workers: Paid and unpaid

Within the same agencies, some employees are drawing their salaries during the shutdown, and others are working without pay.

Marine Band cancels planned OU and OSU concerts due to the federal government shutdown

The Marine Band was set to play free public concerts Friday, Oct. 17 at OU in Norman and Sunday, Oct. 19 at OSU in Stillwater.

Trump goes on spyware purchasing blitz to help ICE find people who they claim want to ‘overthrow of the United States Government’

ICE is spending tens of millions of dollars on new spyware contracts, including eye-scanning and facial recognition apps

How the federal government came to control the majority of land in Nevada

The federal government controlling the vast majority of land in Nevada dates all the way back to the 1800s when the territory was first admitted to the United States, according to a former longtime employee.
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United States: Federal Agents Use Excessive Force in Illinois

Federal law enforcement agents have since mid-September 2025 used excessive force against peaceful protesters, legal observers, volunteer street medics, and journalists during demonstrations outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in suburban Chicago,

Mass federal layoffs: Which are the worst hit departments in the US? Details here

The Trump administration has begun laying off federal workers during the government shutdown, led by Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought. The much-promised layoffs have hit several departments in the US very hard.
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