White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Friday afternoon on the government shutdown as the Trump administration prepares for mass layoffs amid the lapse in funding. President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought signaled earlier this week that mass layoffs were imminent as the Senate debates dueling

Aides to President Trump are discussing proposals to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies on which millions of Americans rely.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Cabinet secretaries will decide government cuts when asked if Project 2025 is the "the blueprint for shrinking the government."

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt accused the press of asking "dishonest questions" about the government shutdown and the GOP's opposition to paying for illegal aliens' unpaid hospital bills: KAROLINE LEAVITT: I would also like to add,

A Democratic bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Friday, as voting continued. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

Media reports suggest the Trump admin is violating federal law by blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.