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Demonstrators hold posters on the day Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speak to fired federal workers holding their weekly sit-in outside the U.S. Capitol a day before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 30, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters…
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown,…
The Trump administration is threatening to lay off thousands of federal workers if the government shutdown continues. Amid the lapse in congressional appropriations that began Oct. 1, President Donald Trump has signaled plans to cut “Democrat Agencies” and “Democrat programs,” without specifying which agencies and programs he had in mind. And he has repeatedly warned…
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that layoffs for federal employees will begin if President Donald Trump decides that congressional negotiations to end the government…
Russ Vought, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, primarily two efforts to improve the city’s transit system, Office of…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media following a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept….
The Trump administration has frozen about $18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York City pending a review to ensure that funding is not “flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” a top official said Wednesday. The funding is earmarked for the Hudson River Tunnel Project known as Gateway, and the Second Avenue Subway…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is seen on a cloudy and foggy morning, March 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The White House warned federal agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not reach a deal to fund the government before next Wednesday. A memo released Wednesday by the Office of…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters As the Trump administration escalates its criticisms of the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, the central bank is…
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought vowed Friday to press an investigation into renovations at the Federal Reserve building, which he called a “palace” where costs are running amok. In a potential escalation of President Donald Trump’s feud with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Vought told CNBC that an investigation is warranted into whether…