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Shutdown Ends with Democrats Angry, ATC Pay fight, Supreme Court Signals, Trump Issues Major Pardons
Shutdown winding down: After 40 days, the Senate advanced a clean continuing resolution. Debate has been cut off and a formal vote is expected within days—Democrats get promises of future votes, but no policy wins. ATC pay fight: President Trump threatens to dock pay for air traffic controllers who didn't report during the shutdown. Supporters call it accountability; critics argue controllers were unpaid and took other work to keep families afloat. SCOTUS docket moves: The Court refused to revisit Obergefell via the Kim Davis case, signaling no appetite to re-litigate same-sex marriage. At…
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