6 h. ago The Latest: Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started

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 as the government shutdown continues

Economics

6 h. ago White House says it will fire more than 4,000 federal workers as government shutdown drags on

White House says more than 4,000 federal workers will be affected

Events

14 h. ago Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

Politics

3 d. ago Fox’s Larry Kudlow says shutdown is ‘great opportunity’ for Trump to fire another 500,000 federal workers

‘They're not essential, and the public would understand that’

Events

4 d. ago AP reader question: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown?

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown

Events

1 week ago ‘We’re not going to be bullied’: Democrats wage risky shutdown battle

Party stands its ground as federal government is shuttered and Trump threatens to fire furloughed workers

Events

2 w. ago White House is begging hundreds of office managers fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE to come back to work

Multiple federal agencies are moving to reverse cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency

Society