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Nominations Sent to the Senate

Daniel Bonham, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Elizabeth Schoff Watson, resigned. Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Melissa Griffin ... Read More

White House drops nominees as shutdown drags on

The Trump administration has quietly scrapped several nominees as the government shutdown sucks up much of the oxygen in Washington. The White House withdrew EJ Antoni, its pick for commissioner of ... Read More

White House: Government layoffs coming if Democrats don’t prevent shutdown

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned Monday that government layoffs are coming if Democrats don’t prevent a shutdown by Tuesday, days after President Trump’s budget office directed ... Read More

‘Senate Democrats voted to send the government into shutdown': White House after vote on federal spending bill fails

After the Senate failed to approve the last-minute bill meant to avert the shutdown of the United States government, the White House lashed out at the Democrats for blocking its passage. “Senate ... Read More

White House withdraws E.J. Antoni’s BLS nomination

WASHINGTON — The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a White House official and an AP source who spoke on the condition of ... Read More

White House yanks controversial nominee EJ Antoni to helm Bureau of Labor Statistics

WASHINGTON — Conservative economist EJ Antoni’s nomination to become the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was withdrawn by the White House late Tuesday, with much of the nation’s ... Read More

White House tells agencies to prepare for mass layoffs ahead of a potential government shutdown next week

Washington — The White House's Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies Wednesday night telling them to prepare layoff plans if there is a government shutdown, increasing the ... Read More

White House Withdraws Nominations After Senator’s Decision

Oh, you thought the biggest headache this week was the Schumer Shutdown circus? Cute. Turns out the real heartburn came from inside the house—specifically from the so-called “Republicans” in the ... Read More

Trump’s White House demands agencies map out mass layoffs ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is laying the groundwork for mass layoffs within the federal government in the event of a government shutdown Wednesday. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued ... Read More