White House Budget Office Prepared to ‘Ride Out’ Shutdown With More Layoffs

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The White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 10, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images The White House’s budget office on Tuesday confirmed that it will continue layoffs as the government shutdown drags on with little end in sight. “OMB is making every preparation to batten down the hatches and ride out the Democrats’ intransigence,” the White

Trade Rep Says Trump May Fast-Track 100 Percent Tariff If China Escalates Rare Earth Fight

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 8, 2025. Kevin Mohatt/File Photo/ Reuters U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump may still follow through with a threatened new 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods on Nov. 1—or even sooner—depending on Beijing’s next move in an escalating trade dispute

Coast Guard Will Still Be Paid During Shutdown: Noem

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference after packages of cocaine and marijuana had been offloaded from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone at Port Everglades in Port Everglades, Fla., on March 20, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Members of the U.S. Coast Guard will still receive paychecks during the government shutdown.