October 15, 2025 Teens who assaulted former DOGE staffer get no jail time with probation-only sentences Two teenagers who officials say attacked a former DOGE staffer were sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in a D.C. courtroom on Tuesday.
October 7, 2025 The ‘Schumer shutdown’ could be Trump's best chance to drain the swamp Federal layoffs loom as Trump uses shutdown to push workforce reduction, while Karoline Leavitt defends administration's fiscal responsibility goals.
October 3, 2025 Ernst demands $2T in federal cuts, urges Trump team to 'make DC squeal' amid shutdown fight Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought plans to withhold $30 billion in funding for blue states and cities to inflict maximum pain on congressional Democrats.
October 2, 2025 Trump’s DOGE savings dwarfed by Medicare, Social Security spending, watchdog finds Citing massive spending on federal entitlement programs, a new report from fiscal watchdog OpenTheBooks urges for greater spending transparency at the federal level.
October 1, 2025 Here's what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown The government shutdown began Wednesday as Congress failed to pass a funding package, while President Donald Trump sees opportunity to cut federal programs and employees.
September 30, 2025 Shutdown fight casts a shadow over jobs as Trump prepares for largest federal resignation in US history Government shutdown threatens to worsen labor market conditions as unemployment rises to 4.3% and federal agencies prepare for potential mass layoffs.
September 25, 2025 Teen pleads guilty to DOGE staffer beating that sparked DC National Guard deployment A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to the beating of an ex-DOGE staffer earlier that sparked President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to restore order to the city.
September 25, 2025 Senate progressive accuses Trump of ‘mafia-style blackmail’ in shutdown fight The Office of Budget and Management plans mass firings beyond standard furloughs if the government shuts down.
September 24, 2025 Republicans move to cut DEI from federal contracts as Duffy cries foul on equity in Key Bridge rebuild House and Senate Republicans target Biden-era DEI rules in federal contracting as Trump administration questions Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction approach.
September 9, 2025 Trump's agenda, DOGE cuts loom large in Virginia special election to fill vacant House seat Virginia special election features debate over Trump's DOGE job cuts, transgender policies, and calls to release Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein.