Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

President Donald Trump has used the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors. Read More

Live updates: Trump uses government shutdown to threaten firings and punishment

President Donald Trump seeks to reshape the federal workforce during the shutdown via mass firings with the support of OMB's Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025. Read More

Trump threatens ‘Democrat Agencies’ that he’s meeting with budget chief Russ Vought today on which to cut amid shutdown

President Donald Trump on Thursday explicitly threatened to use a temporary lapse in government funding to enact permanent cuts to the federal workforce as a way to punish workers at agencies he ... Read More

Government shutdown live updates: President Trump and Democrats dig in as federal employees face furloughs

Follow the latest government shutdown news as congressional leaders stand firm on their respective funding bills. Trump administration officials are putting heavy blame on Democrats for the delay. Read More

Trump threatens to target ‘Democratic agencies’ amid government shutdown. Follow live updates.

President Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. Read More

Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. Read More

Johnson says Democrats are handing the 'keys of the kingdom' to Trump with the shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted Democrats for the government shutdown Thursday, and warned their plan could backfire - arguing they’re handing “the keys to the kingdom” to former President Donald ... Read More

White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes

The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify. Read More

White House: Federal firings 'likely going to be in the thousands'

The federal government remains shut down after a deadlocked Congress failed to reach a funding deal. Although layoffs have not been part of shutdowns in past administrations, White House press ... Read More

Campaign Almanac: House GOP launches ad campaign hitting Democrats over shutdown

House Republicans’ campaign arm launched a paid advertising campaign hitting Democrats over the government shutdown in 42 competitive House seats — including two in Iowa — hours after the federal ... Read More

Nebraska Republicans blame Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer for government shutdown

Nebraska's Republican congressional delegates relentlessly blamed Senate Democrats for the government shutdown that began Wednesday. Read More

The Latest: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting ... Read More