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The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another failed vote to advance a short-term funding bill. President Donald Trump and administration officials also didn’t seem inclined toward compromise anytime …

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday accused Democrats of “hostage-taking” amid the ongoing government shutdown, blaming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and progressive lawmakers for holding up negotiations over expiring health insurance tax credits. “We don’t negotiate with a person who has taken the entire federal government hostage over a …

President Donald Trump said Saturday that his administration has identified funding to pay U.S. service members on October 15 as the federal government’s shutdown extends into a third week. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he will “direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available …

The White House said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have begun, marking an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s standoff with congressional Democrats as the government shutdown entered its tenth day. Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced the move on X, formerly Twitter, …

Emergency Medicaid spending — a flashpoint in the ongoing government shutdown fight — accounts for less than 1% of the federal health insurance program’s total costs, according to a new study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research, which examined data from Washington, D.C., and …

The Internal Revenue Service was expected to furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, the agency announced in a newly updated contingency plan. According to the IRS, roughly 39,870 employees — or 53.6% of its current staff — will …

Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, escalating a partisan standoff that has left large parts of the federal government shuttered for more than a week and deepened distrust across the Capitol. The move …

A draft White House memo argues that furloughed federal employees may not be legally entitled to back pay once the government shutdown ends, press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday, setting off sharp pushback from unions and lawmakers who say the stance defies federal law. The memo, first reported by Axios, …

The U.S. government shutdown entered its third day Friday with no sign of resolution, as both the House and Senate departed Washington without a deal to reopen federal agencies. Republicans and Democrats remain entrenched in their positions, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed and key government services frozen. …

Federal agencies across Washington are posting messages blaming Democratic senators for the ongoing government shutdown — a striking and unprecedented break from past nonpartisan protocol. Traditionally, agencies issue neutral statements about which services will be disrupted during a funding lapse. But under President Donald Trump’s direction, multiple departments — including …

The Education Department, already drastically reduced under the Trump administration’s restructuring plan, will see most of its remaining operations come to a standstill as the federal government enters a shutdown this week. According to the department’s contingency plan, about 87% of its workforce — more than 2,000 employees — will …

The Trump administration is preparing to begin firing federal employees as the government shutdown enters its first full day, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told House Republicans on Wednesday, according to two GOP sources familiar with the call. Vought said layoffs could begin “within one to two …

The U.S. federal government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a short-term spending measure, triggering the first government closure in two years and sending hundreds of thousands of federal employees home without pay. Negotiations collapsed late Tuesday night as lawmakers remained deadlocked over spending …

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are locked in a high-stakes showdown that could shutter the U.S. government for the first time in nearly seven years, as Democrats demand health care funding and Republicans refuse to bend. Federal funding is set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday …

Democratic and Republican lawmakers remained far apart Monday with just over 24 hours until a federal government shutdown begins, after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders meant to spur negotiations. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and …