Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

The White House on Monday backed off President Donald Trump's assertion that government employees were already being laid off due to the shutdown, but warned job losses could result as the standoff ...

As the shutdown entered its fifth day, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNN's "State of the Union" program he still saw a chance that Democrats would back down, ...

The U.S. government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump's Republicans and congressional Democrats still at an impasse and the White House threatening to ramp up ...

With the shutdown soon to enter its second week, attention returns to the Senate on Oct. 6. Voters are expected again on a pair of bills to reopen the government, though both measures are likely to ...

The notice says the company will provide affected employees with severance packages, and each employee will get a 60-day notice.  A Takeda spokesperson says some employees who received notice last ...

As the White House threatens mass layoffs of federal workers during the five-day-old government shutdown, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Sunday that threat will materialize if ...

The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are "absolutely ...

Top White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said he's hopeful lawmakers can reach an agreement to end the government shutdown before layoffs begin.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Trump administration’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers is “regrettable,” but the fault is with Democrats who won’t agree to the Republicans’ proposal ...

President Trump added to the partisan rhetoric around potential federal worker layoffs on Sunday, telling reporters at the White House that "everybody that gets laid off is because of the Democrats.” ...

The Trump administration's threat to start firing thousands of federal employees amid the ongoing shutdown will be carried out, according to White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett. President Donal ...