White House Reinstates Hundreds of Employees Fired From CDC
The White House reportedly sent layoff notices to about 1,300 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday, but then...
Trump Budget Chief Says Mass Shutdown Firings Have Started
On Day 10 of the government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought announced that the mass firings of federal workers have begun...
Trump Threatens to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ as Shutdown Drags On
President Trump said Thursday that he plans to cut “Democrat programs” as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. “We’ll be making cuts...
US Budget Deficit Held Steady at $1.8 Trillion in 2025: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the U.S. government’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2025 totaled $1.8 trillion, just $8 billion less...
Johnson Rules Out Vote to Provide Military Pay During Shutdown
With the shutdown in its eighth day, Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he does not plan to allow the House to vote on a standalone bill to pay...
Schumer Says Johnson ‘Is the Main Obstacle’ to Ending Shutdown
As the shutdown drags on, the partisan barbs keep flying on Capitol Hill. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday laid the blame for the...
Trump Threatens No Back Pay for Federal Workers
President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that some of the hundreds of thousands of federal workers currently furloughed due to the shutdown may not...
Both Sides Dig In as Senate Rejects Funding Bills Again
As the government shutdown stretches into its sixth day, the Senate voted Monday for the fifth time on a pair of bills that would fund the federal...
Johnson Cancels House Votes Next Week to Pressure Democrats
The third day of the government shutdown yielded a fourth round of failed votes to fund federal agencies and get furloughed federal employees back to...
Most Trump Supporters Back Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies: Poll
Most Americans who support President Trump also support maintaining the enhanced Obamacare plan subsidies that are at the center of the conflict over...