Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty  —  Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline.

Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov't shutdown  —  Workers call the partisan email “a vile slap in the face.” … As the federal government teeters on the brink of a shutdown, workers across many agencies received identical emails late Tuesday afternoon blaming Democrats for the possibility.

White House Withdraws Nomination of E.J. Antoni, Trump's Pick to Lead BLS  —  E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of E.J. Antoni …

White House Withdraws Nominee to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics  —  The agency has been without a leader since August, when Trump fired its chief and nominated E.J. Antoni  —  WASHINGTON—The White House withdrew the nomination of conservative economist E.J. Antoni to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics …

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay  —  Trump put on a disturbing show for America's generals and admirals.  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's convocation of hundreds of generals and admirals today turned out to be, in the main, a nothingburger.  Hegseth strutted and paced and lectured and hectored …

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut  —  The so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds.