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The Trump administration's approach to the shutdown includes potentially not bringing back furloughed workers as a means to cut government size.

The Trump administration's decision to dismantle USAID was not initially planned. It was a series of improvised decisions and clashes that advanced an ideologically consistent agenda.

President Trump's administration has extraordinary authority to choose which agencies to close and what spending to prioritize during the shutdown.

The obliteration of USAID was essentially improvised. During the government shutdown, the threat of traumas to the federal government, like what happened at USAID, feels quite explicit.

The Trump administration has the authority to choose which agencies to close and what spending to prioritize during the shutdown, potentially impacting infrastructure and climate projects.