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The US Department of Education headquarters in Washington

Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent

By Sunlen Serfaty, René Marsh, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Multiple furloughed workers from the Department of Education had out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown automatically sent from their email accounts without their consent or knowledge, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The sources, who currently work at the department and

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Roeland van der Hoorn poses next to a piece of art from Hungarian-American artist Francis de Erdely.

‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight

By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven National Park Service sites in Virginia on Thursday. The Washington, DC, resident prepaid for a rental car to drive to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One in Washington

White House views Portland protests as opening to pursue Trump’s crime crackdown

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump announced he was sending troops to “protect war-ravaged” Portland, his administration cited the need to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities from persistent demonstrations. But behind the scenes, White House officials say, Trump also had another goal in mind: he wanted to use the military

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Rep. Madeleine Dean confronts Speaker Mike Johnson right off the House floor on Tuesday.

Democratic congresswoman confronts Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’

By Manu Raju, Alison Main, Nicky Robertson, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean confronted Speaker Mike Johnson right off the House floor on Tuesday over their parties’ funding standoff hours before the government shut down. Dean could be heard criticizing Johnson multiple times over health care and calling him out for not

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