The Latest Breaking News from Russell Vought

Federal Workers Stare At Weeks Without Pay, Mass Layoffs Loom

While law requires that furloughed employees eventually receive back pay, the push for "Reduction in Force" plans has raised fears that many will not have jobs to return to once the standoff ends.

International Business Times · Oct 2, 2025

Federal agencies blaming Democrats for shutdown in potentially illegal move

Departments and staff are using out-of-office emails and websites to engage in partisan political activity

The Guardian - US · Oct 2, 2025

Trump To Cancel Biden-Era Green Energy Grants, but Only for Blue States

The president would be justified in wanting to rescind all state grants. Instead, he's apparently letting states that voted for him keep the cash.

Reason · Oct 2, 2025

The shutdown fight has finally given Democrats leverage. They should use it

The government has effectively been shut down since Trump returned to office, as officials clamp down on work they oppose

The Guardian - US · Oct 2, 2025

Trump and government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Is it legal?

Watchdog groups say the administration is ‘obviously’ breaking ethics laws but unlikely to face consequences as long as federal agencies are under president’s command

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Trump’s budget chief says federal firings will come in ‘one to two’ days amid government shutdown

Democrats have brushed off pressure from the administration to comply with Republicans’ temporary funding bill

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

OMB chief Russell Vought: Federal workers layoffs to begin within a "day or two"

Vought told House Republicans the layoffs will be "consequential."

Axios · Oct 1, 2025

Buckle up, America — Republicans and Democrats appear dug in for a long government shutdown

ANALYSIS: Republicans say Democrats ‘don't have the high ground in this situation,’ Eric Garcia writes. But Democrats are unintimidated by threats from the Trump administration to target their states

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Trump Budget Chief Warns Federal Firings Could Begin Within Days As Shutdown Bites

The warning follows a memo Vought issued last week, which instructed agencies to prepare Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for employees in programs that lost funding after the fiscal year expired.

International Business Times · Oct 1, 2025

Trump's Budget Office Chief Directs 'Orderly Shutdown' Of Government: Blames Democrats' $1 Trillion 'Insane Policy Demands'

With just hours left to go before government funding lapses at midnight, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, instructed federal agencies to begin preparations for a shutdown.

Benzinga · Oct 1, 2025