Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States - Performance Watch

[BouncerGuy]

'No Kings' protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US

Huge crowds have gathered to protest against President Donald Trump's policies in cities across the US - among them New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles.

The rally in New York City's iconic Times Square drew thousands of people not long after it began on Saturday morning.

The streets and subway entrances were densely packed with protesters holding signs with slogans like "Democracy not Monarchy" and "The Constitution is not optional".

Ahead of the demonstrations, Trump allies accused the protesters of being linked with the far-left Antifa movement, and condemned what they called "the hate America rally".

Organisers and protesters out on Saturday said the events were peaceful.

Non-violence is a core principle of No Kings events, the group states on its website, which urges all participants to de-escalate potential altercations.

In New York, sections of the crowd regularly erupted into chants of "this is what democracy looks like" as a near-constant drumbeat boomed in the background alongside cowbells and noisemakers.

Helicopters and drones could be seen flying overhead, and police stood on the sidelines.

The New York Police Department said more than 100,000 people had gathered to peacefully protest across all five of the city's boroughs, and that no protest-related arrests were made.

In Times Square, a police officer standing by estimated that over 20,000 were marching down 7th Avenue.

Beth Zasloff, a freelance writer and editor, said she had joined the New York protest because she feels outraged and distressed at what she called a "move toward fascism and an authoritarian government" happening under the Trump administration.

"I care a lot about New York City," she said.

"It gives me hope to be out here with many, many other people."

Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has expanded the scope of presidential power, using executive orders to dismantle parts of the federal government and to deploy national guard troops to US cities despite objections by state governors.

He has also called on the administration's top law enforcement officials to prosecute his perceived enemies.

The president says his actions are necessary to rebuild a country in crisis and has dismissed claims that he's a dictator or fascist, as hysterical.

But critics warn some of the moves by his administration are unconstitutional and a threat to American democracy.

Massimo Mascoli, a 68-year-old retired electronic engineer and resident of New Jersey who grew up in Italy, said he was protesting because he is concerned the US is following the same path that his home country did in the last century.

"I am the nephew of an Italian hero that deserted the Mussolini army and joined the resistance," Mr Mascoli said.

"He was tortured and killed by the fascists, and after 80 years, I didn't expect to find fascism again in the United States."

Among his concerns, Mr Mascoli is particularly worried about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and healthcare cuts for millions of Americans.

"We cannot count on the Supreme Court, we cannot count on the government," he told the BBC. "We cannot count on the Congress. We have all the legislative, the executive and judiciary that are all against the American people right now. So we are fighting."

Senate Minority Leader and New York Democrat Chuck Schumer also joined in the protest.

"We have no dictators in America. And we won't allow Trump to keep eroding our democracy," Schumer wrote on X alongside photos of himself holding up a sign that read "fix the health care crisis".

These protesters in Cornelius, North Carolina, encouraged cars to beep in support

In Washington DC, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders delivered a keynote speech.

"We're not here because we hate America, we're here because we love America," he said to a crowd of thousands.

At the DC march, the BBC saw one man wearing a hat emblazoned with Trump's "Make American Great Again" slogan. He said he was visiting the city, and decided to check out the protest. The man declined to give his name, but said while he didn't really "get it", people had been civil. Shortly after, a woman shouted a derogatory comment at him.

The protests weren't confined to the US.

Throughout Europe, there were also demonstrations Berlin, Madrid and Rome as people showed solidarity with their American counterparts. In London, several hundred protesters gathered outside the US embassy.

There were similar scenes in Toronto, where demonstrators near the US consulate waved signs including "Hands off Canada".

In an interview with Fox News, set to air on Sunday but teased on Saturday, Trump appeared to address the upcoming rallies.

"A king! This is not an act," Trump said in a preview clip of the interview. "You know – they're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king."

"We'll have to get the National Guard out," Kansas Senator Roger Marshall said ahead of the rallies, according to CNN. "Hopefully it'll be peaceful. I doubt it."

Republican governors in several US states had placed National Guard troops on standby ahead of the protests.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday activated his state's National Guard, saying they would be needed due to the "planned antifa-linked demonstration" in Austin.

The move was denounced by Democrats, including the state's top Democrat Gene Wu, who argued: "Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do - and Greg Abbott just proved he's one of them."

Virginia's Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin also ordered the state National Guard to be activated, though local reports said troops were not present during the protest.

In Washington, DC, where the National Guard guard has been deployed since August at Trump's request, no troops were visible at the protest, although local police were.

One protester at the rally in the capital held up a sign that read "I am antifa".

Chuck Epes, 76, said it was a "loaded" term, and just meant he supported "peace, daycare, liveable wage, healthcare", as well as immigrants and people of colour.

"He's gaslighting everybody - or trying to, and it ain't working," he said.

Americans are deeply divided on Donald Trump.

A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only 40% approved of his performance as president, while 58% disapproved. This puts him about on par with his average approval rating during his first term, but lower than his 47% approval rating when he took office for the second time in January.

It is common for presidents to become more unpopular as their term wears on. Joe Biden had a 55% approval rating, according to Reuters/Ipsos, in January 2021. By October of that year, his approval had declined to 46%.

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[RedwoodOriginal]

It's funny to see Pakistanis and Indians cheerlead Trump whenever he says something nice about their countries. He is an idiot of the highest calibre who has unleashed modern-day Gestapo aka ICE on Americans and immigrants, he is completely corrupt and morally bankrupt, and and all he is doing is accelerating the decline of the American Empire at a staggering rate. They say that whenever an empire is crumbling, its starts disintegrating from within. And that is what we are seeing in the US today.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Also, anyone who claims that the US is the greatest democracy in the world needs to get their brain checked. Because democracy in US has been dead for a a while now. Essentially what you have in the US today is a choice between Corporatists (Democrats) and Oligarchs (Trump and Republicans). The corporatists want stability and decorum i.e. Obama, Biden. They like to make investments abroad and keep things under control so that their vested interests stay intact and keep delivering consistently. The oligarchs want to deconstruct "the administrative state" and give way to a rentier economy and crony capitalism. They are not that interested in the production of goods as they are in setting up toll booths like Amazon, Microsoft, and all these digital media platforms. This is something that is also evident by the amount of personal business dealings Trump has done since becoming President, that are directly benefiting his and his family's business interests. Not to mention, they want to privatize everything. Such a system thrives on chaos which is what we are seeing in the US today, and according to Aristotle, such a state can only lead to two things: tyranny or revolution.

Ultimately neither the corporatists, nor the oligarchs want what's best for the American people...they want what's best for them. The only difference is that the corporatists may hasten America's decline with their more stable policies. But make no mistake about it, the fall of the American empire is here.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole

US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term for the White House, saying he would "love to do it".

But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 - an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US constitution that bars the president from running for a third term.

Speaking to reporters during his trip to Asia, Trump described the idea as "too cute" and said it "wouldn't be right".

It is unclear what method he would use to run again. Last week, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said that a "plan" was in place to secure the 79-year-old president another term.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Japan from Malaysia, Trump said that while he would "be allowed" to run again as vice-president, he had no plans to do so.

"I think people wouldn't like that," he said. "It's too cute. It wouldn't be right."

Talking about the possibility of a third term, Trump said: "I haven't really thought about it. But I have the best poll numbers that I've ever had."

Additionally, Trump also suggested vice-president JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors, calling them "unstoppable".

"All I can tell you is that we have a great group of people, which they don't," he added, referring to Democrats.

The 22nd amendment of the US constitution bars presidents from seeking a third term.

Repealing the amendment would require approval from two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures - a process viewed as highly unlikely.

The amendment would also need to have the backing of 38 states to ratify it, or making it officially valid.

Last week, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon - who remains a vocal supporter - claimed there was a "plan" to secure a third term for Trump.

"Trump is going to be president in '28, and people ought to just get accommodated with that," Bannon told The Economist. "At the appropriate time, we'll lay out what the plan is."

In March, Trump told CNBC he would "probably not" run again, though he later said he was "not joking" about the possibility.

It is still unclear which Democrats intend to run for the White House in 2028, although several have already expressed an interest.

On Sunday, California Governor Gavin Newsom told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that he would "be lying" if he said he was not giving serious thought to a presidential bid.

Former vice-president Kamala Harris also told the BBC she may run again and that she could "possibly" be president in the future.

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[BouncerGuy]

Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years

President Donald Trump called on US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China.

"Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," he wrote on social media just before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.

The US has more nuclear weapons than any other country, Trump said, with Russia second and China a "distant third". It has not conducted nuclear weapons testing since 1992.

It comes just days after Trump denounced Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile, which reportedly has an unlimited range.

Trump's post on Wednesday night acknowledges the "tremendous destructive power" of nuclear weapons, but said he had "no choice" but to update and renovate the US arsenal during his first term in office.

He also said that China's nuclear programme "will be even within 5 years".

Trump's post did not include details of how the tests would occur, but wrote the "process will begin immediately".

It marks an apparent reversal of a long-standing US policy. The last US nuclear weapons test was in 1992, before former Republican President George HW Bush issued a moratorium as the Cold War ended.

Trump's post came just before Xi landed in South Korea for the first face-to-face meeting between the two since 2019. The post appeared as he was aboard a helicopter, Marine One, while en route to meet Xi at Gimhae International Airport.

The last time the US tested a nuclear bomb was 23 September 1992. The test took place at an underground facility in the western state of Nevada.

The project, code named Divider, was the 1,054th nuclear weapons test conducted by the US, according to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which played a central role in helping develop the world's first atomic bomb.

The Nevada Test Site, 65 miles (105km) north of Las Vegas, is still operated by the US government.

"If deemed necessary, the site could be authorized again for nuclear weapons testing," according to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, which is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

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[BouncerGuy]

Trump administration will tap emergency fund to pay partial food stamp benefits

US President Donald Trump's administration has said it will provide reduced food aid to more than 42 million Americans, as the government shutdown this week heads towards becoming the longest ever with no resolution in sight.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a court filing that Americans who receive food assistance will get half their normal monthly allotment, after the government dipped into emergency funding.

Judges had given the Trump administration until Monday to provide a plan for how it would pay out Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) benefits, also known as food stamps.

Funding for the programme has been in limbo due to the more-than-month-long shutdown.

While individual US states administer the benefits, the programme relies on money from the federal government, which has been unfunded and shut down since 1 October.

States will get clarity on how they are to distribute the reduced funds by the end of the day on Monday.

Federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled that the USDA needs to use $5.25bn (£4bn) in emergency funds to make at least partial payments to Americans on Snap.

Snap costs about $8bn per month.

The judges both said the Trump administration could use the money set aside for contingencies to provide the benefits.

President Trump previously said he had instructed government lawyers to ask the courts how the administration could legally fund Snap, adding: "Even if we get immediate guidance, it will unfortunately be delayed."

On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a CNN interview that the president wanted to hear from the courts about how to legally move money around to fund Snap payments, but they could go out as soon as Wednesday.

"There's a process that has to be followed," Bessent said. "So, we've got to figure out what the process is."

Late last month, the USDA said it would not distribute food-assistance funds starting 01 November because of the shutdown, saying: "The well has run dry."

Half the states and the District of Columbia sued the administration over the food-aid freeze and argued that they had a legal obligation to keep the programme running in their jurisdictions.

Separately, cities and non-profits also filed a lawsuit. Some states said they would use their own money to fund Snap benefits.

Snap allows many low-income Americans to buy groceries. It provides them reloadable debit cards that they can use to buy food.

A family of four on average receives $715 per month, which breaks down to a little less than $6 per day, per person.

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[sweep_shot]

When you elect an amateur clown like Trump as the president, this is what you get.

This may turn out to be USA's longest government shutdown in history.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Government shutdown becomes longest in US history

The US government shutdown has reached 35 days, making it the longest period of time the American government has been closed.

The shutdown, which began 1 October, was prompted by the inability of Congress to agree to a new funding deal. It has left government workers without paycheque and millions of Americans without essential services.

Democrats and Republicans have remained gridlocked for weeks without any signs of a compromise - though some glimmers of hope are beginning to show.

Majority Leader John Thune, the Senate's top Republican, said his "gut" told him that a possible breakthrough might be on the horizon.

"I just think, based on, sort of, my gut of how these things operate, I think we're getting close to an off-ramp here," Thune said.

The previous government shutdown record happened during Donald Trump's first term as president and lasted a full 34 days before it ended in its 35th day in 2019.

In the weeks since this shutdown started, the impacts on everyday Americans has worsened.

Thousands of federal workers have already missed paycheques, and there are growing fears of increased impacts to air travel across the US as air traffic controllers and airport staff work without pay.

On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News that some areas of US airspace might have to be closed if the government shutdown continues. About 13,000 air traffic controllers, who are government employees, have been working without pay due to the shutdown.

"If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos," Duffy said. "You will see mass flight delays. You'll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it because we don't have the air traffic controllers."

The impacts have also been felt by low-income Americans who rely on government services.

One in eight people in the US are dependent on food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) but only a portion of that assistance is being paid out this month due to lapsed funding.

The Trump administration had - at first - said no Snap funds would be dispersed in November but a US court ordered that contingency funds be used to give people some assistance.

Since that Monday ruling, Trump has indicated he may not listen to the judges.

"[Snap benefits] will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before," Trump posted on Truth Social. The White House, though, has insisted the administration would follow the court's order.

Members of the US Senate have voted on the same short-term funding bill to reopen the government more than a dozen times with no luck. They tried again on Tuesday to no avail.

That proposal passed the House of Representatives in September.

Democrats have so far refused to support the short-term measure on government funding unless Republicans agreed to extend healthcare subsidies for low-income Americans. Republicans have resisted, accusing Democrats of holding the government hostage over unrelated policy priorities.

If there is a compromise reached, both chambers will have to pass the new legislation, because the initial House-passed bill only keeps the government funded and running until 21 November - a date that is quickly approaching and no longer makes sense, Thune said.

"If we don't start seeing some progress or some evidence of that by at least the middle of this week, it's hard to see how we would finish anything by the end of the week," Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. "And I think that would be the objective here, is to try and get something that we could send back to the House that would open up the government."

In recent days, there have been indications that some moderate Democrats and Republicans are eager to negotiate and find a deal ahead of Thanksgiving on 27 November.

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[BouncerGuy]

US to cut flights at 40 airports if shutdown doesn't end, transportation secretary warns

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned there will be a 10% reduction in air travel capacity at 40 major airports in the US starting Friday morning, if the government shutdown continues.

The decision was made because air traffic controllers have been reporting issues with fatigue, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said at a briefing with Duffy on Wednesday.

"It is unusual, just as the shutdown is unusual, just as the fact that our controllers haven't been paid for a month is unusual," said FAA chief Bryan Bedford

During the shutdown, now the longest in US history, controllers have had to keep working without pay, prompting some to call out sick or take side jobs.

The flight reductions will be gradual, starting at 4% of domestic flights on Friday, then rising to 5% on Saturday and 6% on Sunday, before hitting the full 10% next week, Reuters reported after the announcement, citing four unnamed sources.

The names of the affected airports - all high-traffic locations - will be released on Thursday, the officials said.

The cancellations could affect between 3,500 and 4,000 flights per day.

"We are seeing pressures build in a way that we don't feel - if we allow it to go unchecked - will allow us to continue to tell the public that we operate the safest airline system in the world," Bedford said.

Duffy said air travel is still safe, and the decision to cancel the flights was being made to maintain safety and efficiency.

If the shutdown continues and adds more pressure to the system, additional restrictive measures may be required, Bedford said.

In a statement, American Airlines, the second-largest carrier in North America, said it was awaiting additional information from the FAA so it could determine which flights will be scrapped, but that "we expect the vast majority of our customers' travel will be unaffected".

A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines, the fourth largest, said in a statement that the company is still evaluating how the flight restrictions will affect its services, and will let customers know as soon as possible.

"We continue to urge Congress to immediately resolve its impasse and restore the National Airspace System to its full capacity," the spokesperson added.

Delta Airlines declined to comment. The BBC has also reached out to other major US airlines.

Once government funds ran out on 1 October, most federal workers were sent home and told they would be paid once the government reopened. Those deemed essential, like controllers, though, had to keep doing their jobs without pay.

Almost immediately after the shutdown started, airports began feeling the effects. Some had to ground flights for hours after air traffic controllers called out sick, while others relied on controllers from other airports.

Nick Daniels, the president of the labor union representing more than 20,000 aviation workers, put the situation into stark terms on Wednesday.

"Air traffic controllers are texting 'I don't even have enough money to put gas in my car to come to work,'" he told CNN.

"We base what we do day in and day out on predictability," he said. "Right now there is no predictability."

Duffy warned earlier this week that the flight cancellations may be coming, as half of the country's 30 major airports experience staff shortages.

He previously said there's a risk that comes with air traffic controllers taking on additional jobs during the shutdown, and had threatened to fire controllers who do not come to work.

"They have to make a decision, do I go to work and not get a paycheque and not put food on the table? Or do I drive for Uber or DoorDash or wait tables?" Duffy said on ABC on Sunday.

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[sweep_shot]

"It is unusual, just as the shutdown is unusual, just as the fact that our controllers haven't been paid for a month is unusual," said FAA chief Bryan Bedford

During the shutdown, now the longest in US history, controllers have had to keep working without pay, prompting some to call out sick or take side jobs.

I don't mind if stupid Trump voters do not get paid. They deserve this for supporting an idiot like Trump.

As for rest of the people, I hope things will be sorted out for them very soon.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Trump says United States doesn’t have talented people to fill jobs domestically​

President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired Tuesday night the United States doesn’t have talented workers to fill jobs needed domestically, defending the H1-B skilled worker visa program.

Pressed by Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on whether his administration would reduce H1-B visas over concerns it would depress wages for American workers, Trump told Ingraham, “I agree — but you also do have to bring in talent.”

When the Fox host responded, “We have plenty of talented people here,” Trump replied, “No, you don’t, no you don’t … you don’t have certain talents, and people have to learn. You can’t take people off an unemployment line and say, ‘I’m going to put you into a factory where we’re going to make missiles.’”

The president pointed to the September ICE raid of a Georgia Hyundai facility, which saw authorities arrest and deport hundreds of South Korean contractors over their immigration status, as evidence of the country’s need for skilled foreign workers.

“In Georgia, they raided because they wanted illegal immigrants out — they had people from South Korea that made batteries all their life,” Trump said. “You know, making batteries is very complicated. It’s not an easy thing. Very dangerous, a lot of explosions, a lot of problems. They had like 500 or 600 people, early stages, to make batteries and to teach people how to do it. Well, they wanted them to get out of the country. You’re going to need that, Laura.”

The president’s comments come just two weeks after he told reporters traveling with him to South Korea that he was “very much opposed” to the raid carried out by federal officers as part of his administration’s immigration crackdown at US worksites.

Trump signed an executive action in September to impose a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas. The move marked the latest in a series of efforts from the administration to crack down on immigration and place sharp new limits on the types of foreigners allowed into the country.

The H-1B visa is a work visa that’s valid for three years and can be renewed for another three years. Economists have argued the program allows US companies to maintain competitiveness and grow their business, creating more jobs in the US.

In the first part of the Fox News interview that aired Monday, Trump took a swipe at the nation of France while defending the enrollment of Chinese students at universities in the US.

“I actually think it’s good to have outside countries,” the president said when asked about enrolling Chinese nationals at American universities.

“They’re not the French. They’re the Chinese. They spy on us. They steal our intellectual property,” Ingraham responded.

“Do you think the French are better?” Trump said. Ingraham replied, “Yeah,” to which the president said, “I’m not so sure.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/politics/trump-domestic-talent-jobs-h1b-visas

 

[BouncerGuy]

Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history

President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in US history.

He signed the short-term bill into law just hours after the House of Representatives voted 222-209 to approve it on Wednesday night, and two days after the Senate narrowly approved the same bill.

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said the government would now "resume normal operations" after "people were hurt so badly" from the 43-day shutdown.

Many government services have been suspended since October, and around 1.4 million federal employees have been on unpaid leave or working without pay. Food aid has also been left in limbo and air travel has been disrupted nationwide.

Government services are expected to reopen in the coming days, while disruptions to air travel will likely ease ahead of the looming Thanksgiving holiday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had reduced air traffic because of staff shortages owing to the shutdown.

That had direct impacts on members of Congress attempting to reach the nation’s capital on Wednesday for the House vote.

Derrick Van Orden, a Wisconsin Republican, rode his motorcycle nearly 1,000 miles (1,609km) across the country to cast his vote in the House before it was sent to the president's desk.

The bill only provides funding to keep the government open until 30 January, when lawmakers will once again need to find a way to fund the government.

Before he signed it into law, Trump repeatedly cast blame for the shutdown on the Democratic Party. "They did it purely for political reasons," he said.

"When we come up to midterms and other things, don't forget what they've done to our country," he added.

Senate Democrats were able to trigger the shutdown despite being a minority in the chamber, because Republicans needed some Democratic votes to pass a temporary funding bill.

They initially refused to support the bill, demanding that Republicans agree to extend health insurance subsidies for low-income Americans that are set to expire at the end of the year.

Republicans maintained that a healthcare discussion could come after the government was reopened.

But on Sunday, a group of eight Senate Democrats broke from the party and helped pass the spending package. They voted for it in exchange for a promise of a vote on those healthcare subsidies in December.

It led to fury within the Democratic Party, and public criticism from figures such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader in the chamber, said the package "fails to do anything of substance to fix America's healthcare crisis".

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was among the group of Democrats who voted in favour of the compromise. He pushed back on that criticism, and said the federal workers he represents were "saying thank you" for agreeing the deal.

Hours before the House voted to reopen the government, Democrats in Congress watched as their newest lawmaker was sworn into office.

The addition did not provide enough leverage to impact whether healthcare subsidies were included in the government funding bill, but Democrats welcomed Adelita Grijalva into their ranks with applause on the floor of the chamber.

The Democratic representative for Arizona was elected on 23 September, but the House has not been in session since 19 September, delaying her swearing in. She is stepping into the seat once held by her father, Raul Grijalva, who died earlier this year.

Democrats immediately tapped their newest member to back a petition to force a vote on legislation requiring the release of files related to the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The petition will need to sit for seven legislative days before it can be called up for floor consideration - and then House leadership will be required to schedule a vote within two legislative days.

House Speaker Mike Johnson surprised many on Wednesday and said he would schedule a vote for next week.

What's in the spending deal?

The deal negotiated over the weekend extends funding for the federal government until 30 January.

It also includes full-year funding for the Department of Agriculture, as well as funding for military construction and legislative agencies.

Guarantees that all federal workers will be paid for time during the shutdown, and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - which provides food aid to one in eight Americans - until next September are also included in the bill.

The package includes an agreement for a vote in December on extending the healthcare subsidies which Democrats had been holding out for concessions on.

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