The White House said Friday it had started laying off federal workers, following through on a threat to carry out reductions in force (RIFs) amid an ongoing government shutdown.
"The RIFs have begun," Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought posted on social platform X.
An OMB spokesperson confirmed the layoffs had started "and they are substantial." But they did not provide information on how many employees or which agencies were im...
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Jeffries says handshake deal to address health care is not enough to end shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday that a GOP commitment to address ObamaCare subsidies later in the year is not enough to end the government shutdown.
Jeffries said Republicans have tried for more than a decade to gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including a repeal effort in President Trump’s first term, leaving Democrats distrustful of any health care deals with GOP leaders that aren’t set in stone with legislation.
"Republicans ...
Watch: Thune, Johnson hold joint press conference as government shutdown persists
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) spoke with reporters Friday afternoon as the government shutdown is expected to stretch into next week.
Republicans have largely been united in their pressure on Democrats to pass a "clean" continuing resolution that would fund the government at the previous level through Nov. 21. The Senate has failed to convince enough Democrats to defect in order to pass the stopgap funding bill with seven...
Watch live: Jeffries speaks amid government shutdown stalemate
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will give remarks Friday morning, as Democrats and Republicans have struggled to make any progress on a deal to reopen the government.
Frustrations are high among lawmakers as Democrats refuse to buck on health care demands and Republicans cast the blame for the government shutdown on the left. The stalemate has let to tensions, including sparring between Jeffries and his Republican colleagues after he refused to support a shor...
Senate Democrat: Greene doing better economic messaging job than some Democrats
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) commended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for sticking up for health insurance premiums on behalf of her constituents, saying the lawmaker is doing a "better" job than some Democrats on economic messaging amid the government shutdown.
“She’s not doing better than me, but she’s definitely doing it better than a lot of Democrats,” Gallego said during a Thursday appearance on CNN’s “The Source.”
“Marjorie Taylor Greene is right,...
Trump loses bid for coveted Nobel Peace Prize
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Fetterman irritates Democrats, attracts GOP supporters
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was seen by some Democrats at the start of 2025 as a possible contender for the 2028 presidential primary.
But lately Fetterman has fallen out of favor with Democrats as he has increasingly bucked the party on a number of issues.
On the government shutdown, Fetterman has openly questioned Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s (N.Y.) strategy of insisting on an extension of expiring, enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies ...
GOP senators worry Trump is undercutting their shutdown strategy
Senate Republicans are grumbling that President Trump undercut their strategy for ending the government shutdown when he said that he’s willing to cut “the right deal” with Democrats on health care.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) scheduled three votes this week on a House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21 but failed to pick up any additional Democratic votes for the measure.
Some Republican senators worry Trump’s r...
Frustrations turn to heated confrontations as shutdown drags on
Partisan standoffs in the Capitol are bubbling into tense public confrontations as the government shutdown heads into its tenth day — with no end in sight.
On Wednesday alone, a pair of confrontations garnered significant attention as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle struggle to secure the upper hand in negotiations.
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) over his unwillingness to support his bill — a one-year...
Kamala Harris says ‘guardrails’ on Trump ‘have failed’
Former Vice President Harris said on Thursday that any checks and balances to hold back President Trump have not worked.
On tour to promote her new book about her campaign, "107 Days," Harris spoke with journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher at the Warner Theatre to a sold-out audience.
"The point is that the guardrails have failed, for the most part," Harris said. "Except one, which is the people and the power of God."
"So right now, in this moment, if t...