10/10/25

• Social Security workers say the shutdown has them unable to help with benefit letters – NPR

• GOP is springing leaks in its shutdown strategy – CNN

• Health coverage for thousands of Wisconsinites hangs in the balance as government shutdown continues, experts say – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• Rep. Budzinski of Illinois says some health insurance premiums will double if Congress doesn’t act – STLPR

• States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit - NPR

• States left in the dark on food aid despite Trump’s promise of tariff funds - Politico

• IRS pulls back on promise of back pay for idled workers  - Politico

• Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next. - New York Times