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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.