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Saying U.S. President Donald Trump is testing the nation’s balance of power, protesters gathered in the nation’s capital and across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations.

Thursday’s indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton is the latest example of the Trump Justice Department going after people President Donald Trump says have done him wrong.

President Trump announced his administration has “identified funds” to pay U.S. troops on Oct. 15. Other federal employees are set to miss paychecks that day because of the government shutdown.

President Trump says troops will be paid Oct. 15. But America’s military families are still braced for missed paychecks. For many, that pay is essential in a career of service and risk.

The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers. The “RIFs (reduction-in-force plans) have begun,” Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, posted the social media platform X.

While many Americans aren’t feeling the impacts of the government shutdown, federal workers just missed their first paycheck – the latest blow in a tough year.

The government shutdown might not yet be having a visible effect on air traffic controller staffing levels, but it could hurt efforts to hire and train more workers.

The president has been openly campaigning for the prize, which will be announced this Friday, since his first term. Recent signs of progress in Ukraine and especially Gaza could give him a legitimate claim.

The Trump administration is using public funds for private investments, saying it bolsters U.S. security and access to key resources. Critics see a risk to the economy’s free-market foundations.

At the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland, Oregon, the Monitor finds security and free speech concerns from law enforcement and protesters.