The Shutdown Stalemate
from The Weekend Hosted by Lashanda Palmer, David Ignatius, Jonathan Capehart, Representative Jamie Raskin, Eugene Daniels, Jackie Alemany
October 11, 2025; 8am: Federal employees are feeling the full weight of the government shutdown as it heads towards its third week. The Trump administration began laying off more than 4,000 federal workers, and an administration official warns that more are imminent. Employees who remain continue to work without pay. Lashanda Palmer, a TSA employee and leader of the local American Federation of Government Employees Union in Philadelphia, joins “The Weekend” to discuss the personal impact of the shutdown. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnbc TikTok: @theweekendmsnbc To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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Government employees continue to work without pay as the government shutdown heads towards its third week.
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