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Let It Happen

October 2, 2025 2:01 p.m.
US President Donald Trump gets ready to sign his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts "Big Beautiful Bill" on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSK... US President Donald Trump gets ready to sign his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts "Big Beautiful Bill" on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
Early this afternoon, multiple federal departments and agencies sent out an email to employees blaming the impending shutdown on the Democrats. I didn’t see one from every department and agency. (I saw with my own eyes the versions at Health...
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