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Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power
Oct. 25, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown, already the second-longest in history, with no end in sight, is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government. It wasn’t always this way. In fact, it all started with an attempt to tighten Washington’s observance of federal law. The modern phenomena […]
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