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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought at the White House

Politics Oct 17

A look at Russell Vought’s influence and his push to reshape the government

By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz

Politics Oct 15

U.S. Government Shutdown Continues
Watch 8:04
Federal workers describe how the shutdown is upending their jobs and daily lives

The government shutdown has far-reaching effects for federal workers. Hundreds of thousands have been furloughed and many others are working without a paycheck. Some may be out of work permanently after the Trump administration announced plans for mass layoffs. We…

By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura

Nation Oct 15

FILE PHOTO: Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s firing of federal workers during shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown.

By Janie Har, Associated Press

Nation Oct 14

FILE PHOTO: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Watch 6:03
How the latest round of federal layoffs could impact public health

Over the weekend, roughly 1,300 employees at the CDC received notices they were fired. As the Trump administration realized it had fired some key staff, reportedly half of them were reinstated the next day. It still leaves the health agency…

By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant

Economy Oct 02

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Capitol as potential government shutdown looms
Shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage, but there are reasons to worry this time

Trump's massive layoff threat and the precarious state of the American economy raise the odds of longer-lasting damage.

By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Sep 28

Watch 5:49
Federal workers brace for more mass layoffs as potential government shutdown looms

By John Yang, Claire Mufson

The battle lines are drawn for Monday’s high-stakes Oval Office meeting between Trump and bipartisan congressional leaders, one day before the deadline to avert a government shutdown. Adding to the uncertainty are the Trump administration’s plans to use a shutdown…

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Jul 19

EPA eliminates research and development office as it begins thousands of layoffs

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

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Mar 07

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U.S. economy adds jobs as federal layoffs and rising unemployment bring uncertainty

By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas

The U.S. labor market made solid gains again last month, adding 151,000 more jobs, just before the biggest federal layoffs began to hit. But there are other warning signs of what could be ahead, not yet fully captured in this…

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Feb 26

Watch 3:58
Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce in first Cabinet meeting

By Lisa Desjardins

At the White House Wednesday morning, President Trump convened the very first Cabinet meeting of his second administration. In an hour-plus question and answer with reporters, Trump did most of the talking. But there was one figure there who didn’t…

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Feb 26

Watch 5:50
A look at the misleading and incorrect claims on DOGE’s ‘wall of receipts’

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Kyle Midura, Taylor Bowie

Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports…

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