It's bad, but the alternative's worse.

I'm Dave Anthony. Fox News.

That's what the Senate's minority leader says about the House Republican passed bill that Chuck Schumer now supports and plans to vote for.

And other Democrats may join him today ahead of the midnight deadline to fund the government.

He says a shutdown would be a gift to the president.

The Trump administration would have full authority to deem whole agencies, programs, and personnel non-essential.

Some Democrats are upset at Schumer like Congresswoman Alexandria, Acacia Cortez.

I think there is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal.

Two federal judges are getting in the way of President Trump's big federal layoffs.

One in Baltimore put a two-week halt on firings and multiple agencies after.

A U.S. District Judge based in San Francisco finding the Trump administration's justification

for firing thousands of federal probationary workers to be an unlawful sham.

A coalition of labor unions and other organizations suing over the administration's

ongoing push to cut the size of the federal workforce,

the judge requiring at least six federal agencies to immediately offer workers their jobs back.

This Fox is Kristen Goodwin.

President Trump's hoping to meet with or talk to Russian leader Vladimir Putin,

still pushing for a 30-day ceasefire Ukraine has agreed to.

We're going to see whether or not Russia is there, and if they're not, it'll be a very disappointing

moment for the world.

Putin has not rejected the ceasefire offer, but suggests Russia would need security guarantees.

Not in New York City.

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