Jeffries to Trump: Do your job, as Trump drives U.S. into shutdown 10:40

Americans are already feeling the impact of Trump’s shutdown Trump and the GOP would rather shut down the federal government and force millions of Americans to suffer than budge on health care.

Oct. 1, 2025, 2:12 PM EDT

By Jen Psaki

This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 30 episode of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.”

The United States government has officially shut down . Millions of seniors on Medicare will no longer be able to access health care via telehealth. The Food and Drug Administration will no longer be able to monitor the use of new ingredients in animal food, and thus, as NBC News reports , will “not be able to ensure that meat, milk and eggs of livestock are safe for the public to

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