Padraig Martin (@PadraigMartin)

The deal the Republican Senate negotiated over the weekend reinstates all of the employees terminated by DOGE and effectively reverses the entire program. That is why they did the deal over the weekend. They hoped you would not notice. Once again, the Democrats win because there is no Democrat & Republican parties. There is a Uniparty vs the People. Republican voters are generally rightwing. Their elected officials are not. Enjoy the collapse. *CORRECTION: It is not "all." Rather, Trump has been quietly reinstating many of those terminated by DOGE on an agency by agency basis. Roughly 60% of all DOGE "terminated" employees are on furlough. Those employees were set to be reinstated for FY 2026 (October 1st). The shutdown stopped that. The new deal brings them back to full employment.*