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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Vought talks to reporters on Capitol Hill

Politics Oct 15

Federal workforce shutdown cuts will ‘probably’ exceed 10,000, Vought says

By Associated Press

Politics Oct 15

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought at the White House
How Trump and budget chief Vought are making this government shutdown unlike any other

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…

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Oct 10

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought at the White House
‘RIFs have begun.’ Vought announces start of mass firings during government shutdown

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers in the ongoing government shutdown.

By Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Politics Oct 03

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington
WATCH: White House holds briefing as Trump uses shutdown to withhold funding, unleash layoffs

The White House began its press briefing on Friday by summarizing various consequences of the government shutdown that were already hitting Americans.

By Associated Press

Politics Oct 02

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to Fox News at the White House in Washington
WATCH: With government shuttered, Leavitt says Trump’s layoffs likely ‘in the thousands’

“If they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday of Democrats.

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Sep 25

Watch 6:06
White House threatens mass federal firings if Congress fails to avoid a shutdown

By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Jonah Anderson

The White House is threatening to use a looming government shutdown to permanently hollow out federal agencies. It comes with the funding deadline, which lawmakers appear almost certain to miss, just days away. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House…

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Jul 17

Watch 8:08
The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval

By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens

The clock is ticking for Congress to claw back more than $9 billion of federal funding for programs, including foreign aid and public media. Friday night is the final deadline for the House to pass the so-called rescissions package, which…

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Jul 17

Watch 7:41
Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's…

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Jun 25

Watch 3:29
Senate committee hears White House request to claw back foreign aid, public media funding

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

On Capitol Hill, senators questioned President Trump’s budget director over the administration's request to claw back funds for foreign aid and public media. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.

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