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White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on  Politico White House Vows to Continue Layoffs to ‘Ride Out’ Shutdown  Bloomberg.com Trump administration live updates: Government shutdown firings and furloughs add pressure to budget fight  NBC News Breaking down the impact of Trump’s shutdown layoffs of federal workers  CNN Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings  Yahoo Source …

US Vice-President JD Vance has warned of further workforce cuts in addition to the thousands of jobs already axed if the government shutdown is not resolved. “The longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be,” Vance told Fox News. “To be clear, some of these cuts are going to be painful.” Democrats said Republicans were punishing …

Stephanie Rogers at her mother’s home outside Denver, where she and her two young daughters now live. Rogers has dipped into her retirement to help the family get through the federal shutdown. Tegan Wendland/CPR News hide caption toggle caption Tegan Wendland/CPR News In a way, Stephanie Rogers started preparing for the current moment months ago, when she and her two …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago after the House approved a bill to fund the federal government. They haven’t been back in working session since. And on Friday, his leadership team announced they won’t be returning next week either. In …

NASA employees are bracing for layoffs and budget cuts as the congressional dispute over government funding drags on, threatening several crucial space missions—including some that are already in space. Earlier this week, hundreds of space advocates met with Congress to try and salvage NASA’s funding, according to The Planetary Society. The White House’s proposed budget for 2026, released in May, …

Employees at California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are bracing for layoffs as the U.S. government heads into its second week of a shutdown linked to a stalled budget agreement. The storied research and development center in La Cañada-Flintridge is known for its work on robotic space exploration, including Mars Rovers and deep-space probes, as well as its cutting-edge satellite networks that …

The Trump administration is considering cancelling an additional $12 billion in funding for clean energy projects beyond what it announced last week, according to a list of targeted projects reviewed by Semafor. The “kill list,” as it was described to Semafor by a source who reviewed it, would amount to an escalation of the Trump administration’s assault on clean energy. …

More employees set to receive furlough notices as shutdown drags on  Government Executive Government limps deeper into shutdown crisis with no deal in sight  Fox News Oct. 6, 2025 – Government shutdown updates  CNN Missing this pay date may be too much for Trump and Congress to prolong shutdown  CNBC Amid Trump’s threat of shutdown layoffs, more federal employees being brought back to work  Federal …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has decided not to let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary. “I believe, ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON!’” Trump posted Friday night on his social media site, Truth Social. And he wrote before leaving the White House for …

Senators Again Block Plans to Reopen Government as Shutdown Drags On  The New York Times Lawmakers have left Washington with no end to government shutdown in sight  CNN Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump  The Washington Post Cori Bush launches comeback bid for Missouri seat  Politico 2 looming deadlines could be key to ending the government shutdown, expert says  Fox …