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Trump news at a glance: Democrats say administration refusing shutdown talks as president repeats threat of firings
The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if the president decides negotiations to end the government shutdown are “absolutely going nowhere,” a senior White House official has said.
Kevin Hassett told CNN he still saw a chance that Democrats would back down, but added that Trump was “getting ready to act” if he has to.
No tangible signs of negotiations have emerged between congressional leaders since Trump met with them last week. The shutdown began on 1 October, after Senate Democrats rejected a short-term funding measure that would keep federal agencies open through to 21 November. Democrats are demanding that funding include healthcare measures for low-income Americans.
“They’ve refused to talk with us,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told CBS, saying the impasse could be solved only by further talks between Trump and the four...
Can XRP Price Really Hit $100? How, Why, and When Explained
The idea of XRP reaching $100 might sound far-fetched, but behind the bold prediction lies a deeper story about global finance, technology, and opportunity. According to analyst Zach Humphries, it won’t happen overnight, yet a clear path is forming as Ripple positions itself at the center of a new digital financial system.Understanding the Bigger PictureXRP currently trades around $3, but the focus shouldn’t only be on short-term price action. The long-term opportunity lies in how Ripple’s technology could reshape payments, tokenization, and financial access in emerging markets. For instance, Africa, with 1.4 billion people, loses billions each year to slow, costly remittance systems. Ripple’s fast and low-cost solutions could help redirect that lost value into real development.The Role of TokenizationA major part of XRP’s future growth could come from the real-world asset (RWA) market. Projects...
