US EditionTrump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other
More than 4,100 federal workers have been laid off as the shutdown enters its 14th day with no congressional agreement on funding or health care subsidies.
- President Trump has given his budget office authority to select programs and staff to continue funding or terminate during the shutdown.
- Trump's priorities like supporting the military and mass deportation efforts remain largely uninterrupted, while other areas like health and education face cuts.
- Congress failed to meet the October 1st deadline to pass appropriations bills, leading to over 750,000 federal workers being furloughed as the shutdown continues.
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Trump’s Shutdown Management Upends Congressional Dynamics
President Donald Trump is taking an extremely active role in redirecting resources in order to blunt the painful effects of the federal government shutdown. His creative management could change the dynamics in Congress—either by easing the pressure to reach a deal by easing the pain of the shutdown or by increasing the pressure through targeting programs aligned with liberal Democrat policies. The president has decided to keep the Special Supple…
'You're fired': White House preparing next round of layoffs as shutdown drags on
The White House is readying another round of layoffs, or "Reductions in Force" - as President Trump tries to pressure Democrats into signing the GOP's continuing resolution to end the government shutdown. "OMB is making every preparation to batten down the hatches and ride out the Democrats' intransigence," the White House Office of Management and Budget wrote Tuesday on X. "Pay the troops, pay law enforcement, continue the RIFs, and wait." Shut…
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