Oct 15 McMahon says shutdown shows Education Department isn’t needed By Associated Press Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the federal shutdown offers evidence that her agency is “unnecessary.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Federal workforce shutdown cuts will ‘probably’ exceed 10,000, Vought says By Associated Press Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said in an interview Wednesday on “The Charlie Kirk Show” that many more workforce cuts, known was RIFS or reductions-in-force plans, are planned as long as the shutdown continues. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: ‘Only way forward’ is for GOP to negotiate with Dems and address health care costs, Jeffries says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Entering the third week of a government shutdown, Democrats say they are not intimidated or cowed by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come. Continue reading
Oct 15 Social Security’s cost-of-living announcement is delayed, yet another shutdown side effect By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The postponement of the announcement has made it more difficult for people to plan out their finances. Continue reading
Oct 15 Trump threatened to move World Cup games away from Boston, but it’s up to FIFA to pick sites By Will Weissert, Associated Press “We could take them away,” President Donald Trump said of the World Cup games. “I love the people of Boston and I know the games are sold out. But your mayor is not good.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Trump and FBI Director Patel tout crime fighting efforts By Associated Press President Donald Trump and the FBI Director Kash Patel kicked off an event Wednesday to announce the results of a law enforcement effort called “Operation Summer Heat.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Ukrainian officials meet with U.S. weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The meetings came before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Bessent says Trump still expects to meet Chinese leader as trade tensions increase By Associated Press Resurgent trade tensions have threatened ongoing negotiations over tariffs between the U.S. and China. Continue reading
Oct 15 How Trump and budget chief Vought are making this government shutdown unlike any other By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The president calls budget chief Russ Vought the “grim reaper,” and Vought has seized on the opportunity to fund Trump's priorities, paying the military while slashing jobs in health, education, the sciences and other areas with actions that have been… Continue reading
Oct 15 A Kristi Noem video blames Democrats for the shutdown. Some airports are refusing to play it for being too political By Adriana Gomez Licon, Rio Yamat, Associated Press Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video's political content goes against their policies or regulations prohibiting political messaging in their facilities. Continue reading