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Dinah V. Pulver @dinahvp.bsky.social · 1d

A colleague is looking for a couple of folks for a story she's working on: @sarahdwire.bsky.social

Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a Democrat or no party voter who doesn't know what to do or doesn't feel like it is worth pushing back on the Trump administration's actions? I'd like to talk to you for a @usatoday.com article. Message me at [email protected] or on Signal at sarahdwire.71

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 1d

Separate branch of government. And the restaurant staff are mainly contractors, mostly Aramark I believe, but on Capitol Hill there are also private businesses like Dunkin Donuts

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 1d

You may be asking, who is Russ Vought and why did he just announced mass layoffs of federal workers?

OMB Director Russ Vought expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown

OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play a major role during the government shutdown, including whether there are mass layoffs.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 1d

OMB Director Russ Vought saying on Twitter that mass layoffs of federal workers has begun

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a Democrat or no party voter who doesn't know what to do or doesn't feel like it is worth pushing back on the Trump administration's actions? I'd like to talk to you for a @usatoday.com article. Message me at [email protected] or on Signal at sarahdwire.71

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

“I don't know of a single insurance commissioner ‒ red state, blue state, wherever, elected, appointed ‒ that doesn't support the continuation of these tax credits,” North Dakota Commissioner Jon Godfread said. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a Democrat or no party voter who doesn't know what to do or doesn't feel like it is worth pushing back on the Trump administration's actions? I'd like to talk to you for a @usatoday.com article. Message me at [email protected] or on Signal at sarahdwire.71

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 3d

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet. What does that mean for people about to use the marketplace?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 3d

Trump threatens jail for Chicago mayor, Illinois gov. amid ICE, National Guard tension www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

Trump threatens jail for Chicago mayor, Illinois gov. amid ICE, National Guard tension

The nation’s eyes have been on Chicago for weeks as President Trump has ramped up threats against the city over immigration enforcement.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

Democrats want to permanently extend tax credits before open enrollment for state health insurance marketplaces begins. Republicans say they can deal with the subsidies before they expire Dec. 31

But the reality on the ground is that people are already being notified of the expected cost increases

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

What to know: the shutdown and 'health care for illegal immigrants'

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

What to know: the shutdown and 'health care for illegal immigrants'

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

For months, as the expiration of health insurance subsidies loomed, state health insurance commissioners warned Congress that millions of middle-class Americans were likely to see their insurance premiums double or triple.
Now, Washington is at a stalemate
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

‘It’s not like it snuck up on us’: Tax credit stalemate in shutdown

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · 6d

“The absence of Black journalists doesn’t just harm us, it impoverishes the entire profession,” NABJ President Errin Haines declared. “When our voices are missing, stories go untold, perspectives go unchallenged, and the truth remains incomplete.”
blackpressusa.com/pew-finds-ju...

Pew Finds Just 6% of Journalists Are Black as Crisis Grows with Recent Firings

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — the Black voice is too often invited in only to be pushed out when it dares to speak of the nation’s truths. Attiah, the Post’s only Black female opinion writer, said she was ...

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 6d

Newsom says he'll sue Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Newsom says he'll sue Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will take the Trump administration to court over the deployment of 300 California National Guard personnel to Oregon.

www.usatoday.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 8d

BREAKING: The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 3, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks.

US carries out new strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela

The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 3, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 9d

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel

A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 9d

I'm stubborn and have been fixing the same toaster for 20 years. I just bought a new one, and I am more excited than I should be.

a toaster with a face on it and the website cachondeo.com

ALT: a toaster with a face on it and the website cachondeo.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 9d

President Trump is tweeting about him cutting agencies and staff. Democrats are lambasting him. Who is OMB Director Russ Vought and what is his role in the shutdown?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

OMB Director Russ Vought expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown

OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play a major role during the government shutdown, including whether there are mass layoffs.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 9d

OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown. Who is he?https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/03/who-is-russ-vought-role-government-shutdown/86444540007/