Federal government shutdown enters sixth day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the…
Trump Hassett layoffs government shutdown
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White…
Trump to mark Navy’s 250th anniversary as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has decided not to let the government shutdown interfere with a stop…
Shutdown triggers new wave of ads aimed at 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political leaders in Washington are spending considerable energy blaming the other party for what could…
Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Deanna: Have agencies violated the Hatch…
An Oval Office meeting turns to classic Trump trolling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government…
New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a package of bills Friday aimed…
Trump admin freezes Chicago funds, blames Democrats for shutdown
Russ Vought, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks at the National Conservative Convention…
Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the…