10/2/2025

LIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson holds a news conference on the government shutdown — 10/2/2025

The United States government shut down early Wednesday morning, setting the stage for the furlough of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and the shuttering of a slew of key programs and services. House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) holds a news conference with House Republican Leadership on the second day of the government shutdown.

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