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Top nuclear weapons agency to furlough most staff amid shutdown

Politico | Defense

By Connor O'Brien and Meredith Lee Hill

18 October 2025 at 00:53

House Republicans pointed to the staff reductions as a national security consequence of the shutdown, pressing Senate Democrats to yield and vote to reopen the government.

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers and top Republicans highlighted the national security impacts of the government shutdown as the blamed Democrats for the lapse. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers and top Republicans highlighted the national security impacts of the government shutdown as the blamed Democrats for the lapse. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)