White House begins federal worker layoffs amid government shutdown

Two weeks deep and the shutdown rolls,

Checks on hold as the pressure grows,

Thousands of workers sent home today,

The government stalled with no end in the way.

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Senate passes defense policy bill despite shutdown, troop pay in limbo

The Senate passed a defense bill late,

Pay for the troops still left to fate,

A billion-dollar promise, but not yet signed,

Talks drag on, the clock’s behind.

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Turn on the news, it’s the same old sound,

Money and power spinning round,

Headlines echo, truth in time,

This is the state of the daily grind.

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Trump to announce U.S. drug-pricing deal at White House

The White House vows to cut drug costs,

A pricing deal to reclaim what’s lost,

Tying the rates to global scale,

If companies sign, the plan won’t fail.

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U.S. military expands Caribbean deployment amid Venezuela tensions

The Navy moves to southern seas,

Ships deployed near island keys,

Watching closely as tensions grow,

A warning sent where the trade winds blow.

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Turn on the news, it’s the same old sound,

Money and power spinning round,

Headlines echo, truth in time,

This is the state of the daily grind.

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Ceasefire between Hamas and Israel begins, U.S. role in deal debated

In Gaza’s dark, the guns go still,

A ceasefire holds by fragile will,

After years of rage, a breath, a pause,

Both sides wary but break no laws.

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Turn on the news, it’s the same old sound,

Money and power spinning round,

Headlines echo, truth in time,

This is the state of the daily grind.

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Shutdown strain and silent skies,

Deals and hope in fragile ties.

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