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A shutdown will give Trump more power over federal spending
Under an extension of funding, the administration has far greater leeway to decide how to spend federal money than it does under normal operations.
When the government shuts down, Trump and the White House Office of Management and Budget will have the power to decide which agencies and offices would stay open and which would go offline until the deadlock is resolved.

That has lawmakers, especially Democrats, feel…

A shutdown would give Trump more power over federal spending
Congress is racing toward a government shutdown deadline, and Democrats worry the White House could have more control over spending either way.

Federal Gunmen Shoot Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Pup, Target Second Wolf - Center for Biological Diversity
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/federal-gunmen-shoot-endangered-mexican-gray-wolf-pup-target-second-wolf-2025-08-21/

An Australian court finds ABC unlawfully terminated journalist Antoinette Lattouf in December 2023 for her social media posts opposing Israel's campaign in Gaza (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun

Police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place
but often have to deal with the aftermath, including protests and questions from residents about what exactly happened.
In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immigrant communities trust the police

'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immigrant communities trust the police.

UnitedHealth says it is under a federal criminal and civil investigation regarding Medicare business and is cooperating - ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/unitedhealth-federal-criminal-civil-investigation-medicare-business-cooperating-124030904

There will be some 300,000 fewer federal workers on the government payroll by the end of December than there were in January,
according to the Trump administration’s top human resources official.
That amounts to the loss of about one in eight federal civilian workers,
and would be the largest single-year reduction since World War II.

Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers, Trump Official Says
The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.

Habba set to remain top federal prosecutor in New Jersey despite ouster by judges
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5419066-trump-withdraws-habbas-nomination-for-top-nj-federal-prosecutor-letting-her-assume-role-in-acting-capacity/