The pain is about to get very bad for a lot of people.
Food benefits and Head Start programs are quickly running out of money. Pennsylvania already said they have no funding for SNAP in November. Federal employees are missing checks. Even the National Nuclear Security Administration is down to 400 people from 1,800, and funding for those 400 runs out this week.
Meanwhile, Trump treats the world like a Risk board game. He told Ukraine they would have to give up territory for peace with Russia, threatened to “eradicate” Hamas 10 days after flying to the Middle East for a ceasefire, and is accelerating U.S. military attacks on boats in the Caribbean without proof of their wrongdoing.
Flight attendants tell you to secure your own mask before helping others. Shore up your community, then we can move to the state level. By doing that, you’re freeing others to take on the state and federal fights. That’s the only way out of this. Find the community resources near you that need support, then show up.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Trump nominee for Office of Special Counsel said MLK Jr. holiday belongs in "hell," admitted to "Nazi streak," and made racist remarks about multiple groups in texts with Republican operatives.
Source: Politico
October 20, 2025
Colombia recalls ambassador after Trump calls President Petro an "illegal drug leader" and threatens tariffs and aid cuts following U.S. strikes that killed Colombian fishermen.
Source: Newsweek
October 20, 2025
Ecuador releases survivor of U.S. Caribbean strike, saying no evidence of crime, after Trump said survivors would be detained and prosecuted for drug trafficking.
Source: The Associated Press
October 20, 2025
Trump and Australia sign critical minerals framework with conflicting investment figures - Albanese says $1 billion over six months, White House says $3 billion.
Source: CNBC
October 20, 2025
Trump-Zelenskyy meeting turned acrimonious as Trump raised voice demanding Ukraine cede territory to Russia after Putin phone call proposing Donbas surrender.
Source: CNN
October 20, 2025
Trump threatens to "eradicate" Hamas after ceasefire violations, saying Israel could handle it "in two minutes" but suggesting other countries are offering to intervene.
Source: USA Today
October 20, 2025
Government shutdown forces CDC researchers to skip nation's largest infectious disease conference, leaving no federal scientists at meeting as measles and whooping cough surge.
Source: The Associated Press
October 20, 2025
North Carolina Senate advances Trump-backed congressional map to flip Don Davis's Democratic district, moving state delegation to 11 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
Source: North Carolina Newsline
October 20, 2025
Idaho's Republican governor and GOP congressional delegation demand Hegseth briefing after Defense Secretary announced Qatari training facility without advance notice.
Source: The Idaho Capital Sun
October 20, 2025
9th Circuit overturns judge's order blocking National Guard in Portland, clearing way for Trump to deploy troops at ICE facility over state objections.
Source: KGW
October 20, 2025
Chicago judge questions top ICE and Border Patrol officials over body camera noncompliance and use of tear gas in residential areas during Operation Midway Blitz.
Source: CBS Chicago
October 20, 2025
Comey asks judge to dismiss charges, arguing career prosecutors found no case but Trump installed White House aide who filed indictment days before statute of limitations expired.
Source: The Guardian
October 20, 2025
Illinois and Chicago urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's request to deploy National Guard, arguing judge's order expires in three days and lower courts agree on legal analysis.
Source: SCOTUS Blog
October 20, 2025
Two more arrested in attack on DOGE staffer as prosecutors reveal group assaulted multiple victims in less than 10 minutes across DC neighborhoods.
Source: DC News Now
October 20, 2025
Government shutdown threatens 65,000 Head Start preschoolers as 134 programs face funding cutoff Nov. 1.
Source: The Associated Press
October 20, 2025
Seven universities reject Trump's college compact by Monday deadline, with zero acceptances of deal requiring foreign student caps and funding changes in exchange for preferential federal treatment.
Source: The Hill
October 20, 2025
Republican budget failure will halt November food stamps for 42 million Americans, multiple states warn.
Source: Axios
October 20, 2025
Interior Department reveals plan to lay off more than 2,000 employees in court filing, with cuts blocked by restraining order but prepared for months before shutdown.
Source: Federal News Network
October 20, 2025
Nuclear weapons agency furloughs 1,400 employees for first time in a shutdown, keeping 400 working to protect property and human life.
Source: The Albuquerque Journal
October 20, 2025
White House East Wing demolition begins for Trump's 90,000-square-foot ballroom, months after he said construction wouldn't touch the building.
Source: ABC News
October 20, 2025
Federal judge orders Defense Department to restock banned books at 5 military base K-12 schools where students sued, ruling removals violated First Amendment rights.
Source: Courthouse News Service
October 20, 2025