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Russell Vought

Russell Vought

White House Budget Director

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March jobs report beat forecasts but the U.S. labor force shrank and participation hit a five-year low

Apr 3, 2026

March jobs report beat forecasts but the U.S. labor force shrank and participation hit a five-year low

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Jerome Powell

Scott Bessent

Elon Musk

Apr 3, 2026

Trump's $1.5T defense budget eliminates LIHEAP, slashes EPA 52%

Russell Vought

Donald Trump

Pete Hegseth

Mike Johnson

Trump CFPB shutdown faces D.C. Circuit court battle over agency funding

Feb 28, 2026

Trump CFPB shutdown faces D.C. Circuit court battle over agency funding

Russell Vought

Mark Paoletta

Trump allies draft emergency order for federal control over elections

Feb 26, 2026

Trump allies draft emergency order for federal control over elections

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Full D.C. Circuit grills Trump lawyers on dismantling consumer protection agency

Feb 24, 2026

Full D.C. Circuit grills Trump lawyers on dismantling consumer protection agency

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DHS suspends Global Entry, threatens TSA PreCheck on shutdown Day 8

Feb 22, 2026

DHS suspends Global Entry, threatens TSA PreCheck on shutdown Day 8

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Kristi Noem

John Thune

GDP Slows as Government Shutdown Drags on Economy

Feb 20, 2026

GDP Slows as Government Shutdown Drags on Economy

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Jerome Powell

Mike Johnson

John Thune

Vought Permanently Embeds DOGE Staff Within OMB as In-House Consultants After Musk Steps Back

Feb 5, 2026

Vought Permanently Embeds DOGE Staff Within OMB as In-House Consultants After Musk Steps Back

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Elon Musk

Donald Trump

Trump rescinds $1.5 billion in CDC and EV funds from four blue states

Feb 5, 2026

Trump rescinds $1.5 billion in CDC and EV funds from four blue states

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Donald Trump

Jared Polis

Tim Walz

Congress used the power of the purse to reverse RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC, FDA, and NIH

Feb 4, 2026

Congress used the power of the purse to reverse RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC, FDA, and NIH

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Mike Johnson

Susan Collins

Federal worker unions sue Trump to block FEMA staffing cuts as climate disasters increase

Jan 28, 2026

Federal worker unions sue Trump to block FEMA staffing cuts as climate disasters increase

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Everett Kelley

Congress rejects Trump cuts, restores NEA and NEH funding

Jan 3, 2026

Congress rejects Trump cuts, restores NEA and NEH funding

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Patty Murray

Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 reaches 50% implementation in Trump's first year

Dec 27, 2025

Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 reaches 50% implementation in Trump's first year

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Trump orders return to Moon by 2028 with nuclear-powered base

Dec 18, 2025

Trump orders return to Moon by 2028 with nuclear-powered base

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Donald Trump

Trump's Education Department shifts K-12 programs to Labor Department without congressional approval

Nov 19, 2025

Trump's Education Department shifts K-12 programs to Labor Department without congressional approval

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Donald Trump

43-day shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill after historic standoff

Nov 13, 2025

43-day shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill after historic standoff

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Donald Trump

Mike Johnson

John Thune

1.4 million federal workers await backpay after missing two full paychecks during shutdown

Nov 13, 2025

1.4 million federal workers await backpay after missing two full paychecks during shutdown

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Donald Trump

John Thune

Mike Johnson

OMB orders 670,000 furloughed workers back Nov. 13 before shutdown back pay clears

Nov 12, 2025

OMB orders 670,000 furloughed workers back Nov. 13 before shutdown back pay clears

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Donald Trump

OMB opposes Kaine's Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump threatens veto

Nov 6, 2025

OMB opposes Kaine's Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump threatens veto

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Donald Trump

Trump freezes $11 billion in infrastructure across 12 Democratic states

Oct 17, 2025

Trump freezes $11 billion in infrastructure across 12 Democratic states

Russell Vought

Donald Trump

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