White House Confirms Layoffs Coming ‘Very Soon’ Amid Government Shutdown

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters during a briefing at the White House in Washington on Sept. 22, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that federal layoffs will occur in the near future amid a government shutdown, as Vice President JD Vance confirmed that

Federal Government Freezes $18 Billion in New York City Infrastructure Projects

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought (C), joined by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) (L), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) (2nd L), and Vice President JD Vance (R), speaks at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The federal government has frozen billions in funding for construction projects

U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz isn’t part of Trump’s Cabinet, sources say

The post of United Nations ambassador isn’t a Cabinet position, according to sources familiar with the matter, as President Trump signals the decreased importance of the U.N. to his administration.  When former Rep. Mike Waltz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate earlier this month, news outlets reported that the vote filled the final vacancy in Mr. Trump’s Cabinet, which