Office of Management and Budget
Inside Trump's Government Shutdown: How Russell Vought Became America's Budget "Grim Reaper"
Oct 05, 2025 03:02 pm CST
Russell Vought, Trump's powerful Office of Management and Budget director, is leveraging the US government shutdown to implement dramatic federal workforce reductions. Once a key architect of Project 2025, Vought now wields unprecedented influence in reshaping American bureaucracy while Democrats accuse him of deliberately engineering the budget crisis to dismantle essential government functions.
US Government Shutdown 2023: Impact, Essential Services, and What Americans Need to Know
Sep 27, 2025 11:29 am CST
A government shutdown looms as Republicans and Democrats clash over funding priorities, particularly healthcare provisions. Critical services like military, Social Security, and mail delivery will continue, but many federal workers face furlough. Unlike previous shutdowns, the current administration threatens permanent job cuts rather than temporary furloughs, creating unprecedented uncertainty for federal employees and government services.
100 Days Later, US Federal Workers Navigate Wreckage From Musk's DOGE
Sep 15, 2025 10:38 am CST
Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).