11:17⇢Government Faces Layoffs
⌨US media continues to prioritize the Dallas ICE facility shooting, now confirming one detainee killed and two injured, with authorities identifying the suspect and investigating it as targeted anti-ICE violence (ABC News, NPR, Washington Times, Breitbart, Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, National Review, The Intercept). Simultaneously, multiple outlets report that the White House is preparing agencies for layoffs if the government shuts down (CBS, CNN, Washington Examiner, AP News, HuffPost, NPR). Trump's rhetoric towards Russia is seen as a negotiating tactic by the White House, while he is also preparing to host Turkish President Erdogan to discuss trade and defense (Washington Post, The Epoch Times, NYTimes).