Mass layoffs of US federal workers are "imminent" and could result in people permanently losing their jobs within days, the White House says, as a government shutdown continues for a second day.

Arden Farhi is the managing editor for CBS News' Washington bureau. He has covered several presidential campaigns and the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. His executive producer credit include ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday backed off President Donald Trump's assertion that U.S. government employees were being laid off "right now" due to the shutdown, but warned that job ...

The White House is wielding the new threat of no back pay for furloughed workers as a tactic to pressure Democrats to end the weeklong government shutdown. The previous shutdown ended with legislation ...

With just five days left before the government shuts down, the White House is threatening mass layoffs if the Democrats do not pass the GOP's spending bill. Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman ...