Tag: government shutdown
Trump hits independent agencies, spares the big stuff – for now
In the first hours of the shutdown, President Donald Trump has taken a scalpel to federal projects backed…
Trump says there could be firings and project cuts if shutdown continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said federal workers could be fired and projects cut if…
Virginia officials assessing how federal shutdown will impact some state employees
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin in September 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/ Virginia Mercury)Virginia officials are assessing state…
Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money
The Trump administration is planning to roll out the first tranche of bailout payments for farmers in the…
The facts behind the shutdown debate over health care and immigrants in U.S. illegally
One of the main lines of attack the White House and Republican lawmakers have leveled against Democrats amid…
Day 2 begins, with no vote scheduled until Friday as both sides show no signs of negotiating
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room…
Trump causes bipartisan alarm by turning shutdown into DOGE 2.0
The NewsPresident Donald Trump’s budget guru wants to use a shutdown to slash the federal government in the…
FAFSA now open to Oklahoma students despite government shutdown. What to know to apply.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is now open for applications a bit earlier this…
Will mail, packages be delivered in Georgia during the government shutdown? What we know
The federal government shut down at midnight last night and the finger pointing is going strong. The White…
White House says layoffs ‘imminent’ with no end to shutdown in sight
Mass layoffs of US federal workers will begin within two days, the White House says, as lawmakers trade…
Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown. Until you’re pushing for one
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans…
Shutdown parties and shuttered museums. How a congressional deadlock is impacting DC.
WASHINGTON – Just hours after the federal government entered a partial shutdown, impacts from the deadlock in Congress…