Donald Trump has said his administration is planning to produce a list on Friday of “Democrat programs” that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, after the Senate failed in its eighth attempt to pass legislation that would end the impasse.
He did not specify the programs but indicated to reporters at the White House on Tuesday that the closures would be permanent.
The number of US federal worker laid off as a result of the shutdown was put at 4,108, according to a statement filed in court by the department of justice.
Since 1981, the US has had 15 federal government shutdowns that furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers, however no president until now has sought to use a shutdown as the basis for large-scale firings. The dismissals are expected to disrupt government operations, including disease outbreak investigations.
Johnson refuses bipartisan negotiations as US shutdown drags on
The top House Republican said he won’t negotiate with Senate Democrats as the government shutdown dragged into its 14th day on Tuesday, while defending the Trump administration’s decision to shuffle Pentagon funds to make sure military personnel get their paychecks.
Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, to the assassinated far-right commentator Charlie Kirk at the White House on Tuesday.
Six killed in US strike on another boat near Venezuela
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States has struck another small boat that he accused of carrying drugs in waters off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people aboard.
US revokes visas of at least 50 Mexican officials
The US government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, according to two Mexican officials.
Trump floats removing World Cup and Olympics from blue cities
Donald Trump has again said he’d pressure Fifa to remove 2026 World Cup games from a host city on the basis of that city’s politics, with Boston becoming the third such city to come in for threats from the US president. Trump also said he would consider similar action against Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics on account of potential safety issues.
What else happened today:
Republican leaders in North Carolina said they will redraw their state’s congressional maps to add another Republican seat before the 2026 midterms.
The far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.
Trump warned he could cut financial aid to Argentina if his ally Javier Milei loses crucial legislative elections later this month.
Catching up? Here’s what happened on 13 October 2025.
