Washington: On the second day of a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to determine which federal agencies, labeled by the administration as “Democrat Agencies,” could face budget cuts. The move comes as the administration seeks to apply pressure on political opponents amid an unresolved standoff in Congress.

“I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity,” Trump stated in a social media post, framing the shutdown as a strategic moment to pursue his policy priorities. Already, the administration has frozen federal transit and green-energy funding to Democratic-leaning states and threatened additional layoffs for federal workers. Estimates

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