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Trump announces federal worker layoffs coming within days as government shutdown continues
Republicans are intensifying pressure on Democrats to end the government shutdown as critical deadlines approach.
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding.
Are federal dollars paying for illegal immigrants’ health care?
With the federal government already shut down, Vice President J.D. Vance has raised an excellent question: Are federal dollars paying for health care for undocumented immigrants?
Trump threatens ‘substantial’ firings if shutdown continues: ‘Jobs will never come back’
President Trump on Tuesday vowed to cut billions in federal programs and fire a 'substantial' number of workers if the government shutdown continues.
Trump team argues that workers furloughed during shutdown aren’t entitled to back pay
A draft memo from the White House's Office of Management and Budget argues that furloughed federal workers should not be paid for the time they didn't work during the government shutdown.
White House warns of federal worker layoffs and loss of WIC, SNAP funds if shutdown continues
The White House warned Monday of imminent layoffs and the loss of critical nutrition programs if the government shutdown persists.
Federal budget math may thwart Trump’s goal of saving money by cutting workers and projects
President Trump said any firings of federal employees and cuts of lawmakers' pet projects as a result of the government shutdown will be the fault of the Democrats.
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on Thursday to talk through "temporary or permanent" spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic lawmakers.
Triple-dipping federal worker doesn’t get jail time, used telework to claim three jobs at same time
A federal employee who claimed full-time pay from three agencies at the same time was spared jail time this week, with a judge ordering her to serve one year of probation.
White House says ‘imminent’ layoffs will target nonessential federal workers
The White House said Wednesday that federal worker layoffs as a result of the government shutdown are "imminent" and will target nonessential civil servants.
Supreme Court allows Fed Reserve member Lisa Cook to remain in job despite Trump firing
The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve board member whom Donald Trump is trying to fire, can remain on the job at least into early next year, when the court will hear oral argument on the case.
Trump threatens ‘irreversible’ cuts to federal programs as government shuts down
President Trump threatened Tuesday to make "irreversible" cuts to federal programs if the government shuts down.
Federal layoffs strain D.C. region as Trump administration threatens more cuts
Thousands of federal workers in the Washington area will be out of jobs this week, straining the local economy as the Trump administration threatens more cuts.
Trump administration aims to suspend Harvard University from federal funds over antisemitism
The Department of Health and Human Services has referred Harvard University for suspension and debarment of federal funding over its treatment of Jewish students.
Trump says he’ll lay off ‘a lot’ of federal workers in a government shutdown
Government workers will find a very different shutdown this year, compared with years past.
New York left worker on job training rolls for 21 years; thousands in system after ending program
Twenty-one years is a long time to be in a job-training program. But that's just what New York's Department of Labor systems showed, according to a new inspector general's audit that found the state left thousands of people on its rolls well after they'd completed their federally funded training programs.
Trump threatens to cut off federal funds for NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor
President Trump on Monday threatened to withhold federal funds from New York City if democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the city's upcoming mayoral election.
Brown University imposes layoffs, blames Trump cuts for $30 million budget deficit
Brown University laid off 48 administrators and eliminated 55 unfilled staff positions this week to offset a budget deficit, citing the Trump administration's cuts to federal education funding.
Teen boy pleads guilty to attack on DOGE worker that triggered Trump’s crime crackdown in D.C.
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty for his role in last month's mob assault on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer in the District, an incident that set off President Trump's crime-fighting surge of National Guard troops and federal authorities in the nation's capital.
Ex-Treasury, Fed leaders tell Supreme Court to let Lisa Cook stay at central bank during firing case
A "who's who" of former economic officials urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to let Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook remain in her job while the courts decide whether President Trump fired her lawfully.
