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"We will not fund states that allow anarchy," she told reporters.

Last Updated: October 4, 2025, 8:50 AM EDT

The federal government remains closed amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills.

President Donald Trump and Republicans have cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats' health care demands, while Democrats insist Republicans need to negotiate.

The Trump administration has threatened mass layoffs of some federal workers during the shutdown.

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Sep 30, 2025, 11:22 AM EDT

Trump to announce deal with Pfizer to lower drug costs, White House official says

President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday a new deal with Pfizer to lower drug costs, according to a White House official.

"While Democrats are threatening to shut down the government to subsidize health care for illegal aliens, President Trump is leveraging the power of the federal government to drastically cut drug prices for everyday Americans. Democrats talked the talk for decades about drug prices, but only President Trump is actually walking the walk," White House Spokesman Kush Desai said in a new statement about the move.

Pfizer's CEO, Albert Bourla, will be in attendance for the announcement on Tuesday, according to the White House officials.

The event was slated as an 11 a.m. announcement in the Oval Office on the president's official schedule.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Sep 30, 2025, 10:41 AM EDT

Trump says the name Department of War 'will stop wars'

President Donald Trump said the Department of Defense's name change to the Department of War will "stop wars."

President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia.
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Trump, while speaking to top-ranking generals, said the United States Armed Forces will be "totally unmatched in the future" and that other countries "don't even come close to matching us."

"No adversary will stand in our way," Trump said on Tuesday.

He added that the country will continue to "fight, fight, fight" and "win, win, win."

Sep 30, 2025, 10:31 AM EDT

Trump on Russia-Ukraine war: 'I think we'll get that done'

President Donald Trump, while speaking to top-ranking generals and admirals, discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, saying it is the worst war since World War II.

"I think we'll get that done," Trump said on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia.
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He added that he is "so disappointed" in Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Putin could have ended the war "in a week."

Sep 30, 2025, 10:23 AM EDT

Trump says US was under an 'invasion from within'

President Donald Trump claimed that the United States was under an "invasion from within" before he began his second term in office.

President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia.
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He accused the Biden administration of allowing people from "all over the world to come into our country," calling it "totally unmatched, unvetted and unchecked."

He also mentioned his calls to send troops to Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., saying there was a "violence from within."

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