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Overnight News Digest September 26, 2023 [1]
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Date: 2023-09-26
Chicago Sun-Times: With federal shutdown looming, what does it mean for Chicago and the state? By Tina Sfondeles and Emmanuel Camarillo The country is once again inching closer to a federal government shutdown — a scenario that will force furloughs for thousands of federal employees in Illinois and could cause significant delays at the city’s airports. While Medicare and Social Security checks will still be sent out, other programs will be impacted the longer a shutdown takes place, including those related to disability claims. And federal agencies will halt all work deemed non-essential. There are 42,637 federal employees in Illinois as of March 2023, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. That number includes federal law enforcement and 22,600 active duty military members. Under a shutdown, all active-duty service members and some law enforcement officers would remain at work but receive no pay until funds are appropriated.
The New York Times: Judge Rules Trump Committed Fraud, Stripping Control of Key Properties by Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess
A New York judge ruled on Tuesday that Donald J. Trump persistently committed fraud by inflating the value of his assets, and stripped the former president of control over some of his signature New York properties. The surprising decision by Justice Arthur F. Engoron is a major victory for Attorney General Letitia James in her lawsuit against Mr. Trump, effectively deciding that no trial was needed to determine that he had fraudulently secured favorable terms on loans and insurance deals. Ms. James has argued that Mr. Trump inflated the value of his properties by as much as $2.2 billion and is seeking a penalty of about $250 million in a trial scheduled to begin as early as Monday.
The Washington Post: Senate moves forward on short-term deal to avert government shutdown by Mariana Alfaro, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Mariana Sotomayor, and Jacob Bogage
Senate Democrats and Republicans announced a short-term funding deal Tuesday night in a show of force against House Republicans, who have largely abandoned passing a stopgap measure ahead of a possible government shutdown in four days. The Senate deal, reached days before the government would shut down on Sunday, cleared its first procedural hurdle Tuesday night, passing 77-19. If adopted, it would fund the government for six weeks while including additional money for Ukraine and domestic disaster relief. It still will go through the full Senate process and face a final vote before heading to the House, where its future is uncertain. The short-term deal, called a continuing resolution, allocates $4.49 billion for the Defense Department’s effort in Ukraine, alongside $1.65 billion in additional aid for the war-torn country, money that will remain available until Sept. 30, 2025. Combined, the more than $6 billion is far less than the White House’s request for $20.6 billion in Ukraine funding. But if the plan becomes law, Congress will almost certainly pursue additional money for Ukraine later this fall.
NBC News: Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to use congressional map with just one majority-Black district by Lawrence Hurley
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