Politics Oct 03 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Trump uses shutdown to withhold funding, unleash layoffs By Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 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
Politics Sep 25 Watch 6:06 White House threatens mass federal firings if Congress fails to avoid a shutdown 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… By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Jonah Anderson
Politics Jul 17 Watch 8:08 The programs facing funding cuts as rescissions package nears final approval 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… By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens
Politics Jul 17 Watch 7:41 Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’ 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… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
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. Continue watching