W ASHINGTON—The White House is stepping up pressure on federal employees as it tries to persuade Democrats to get on board with Republicans’ short-term spending plan, a day after President Trump signaled he was eager to end the government shutdown.

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

Critical constitutional concerns emerge as the president subverts Congress to create his own tax and spending policies

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 losses could result if Congress does not restore federal funding.

A White House draft memo reveals a possible loophole in back pay for furloughed federal workers. What to expect from former FBI Director James Comey's arraignment. And former Republican governors share their concerns about Trump's recent National Guard moves.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson that "some good things could happen with healthcare" after he spoke with President Donald Trump about the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown. That would be a reversal of what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furlo

WIC funds are running low as the government shutdown enters its second week. The White House says it may tap tariff revenue to keep the program afloat.

The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are "absolutely going nowhere,

The Trump administration’s strategy to swiftly roll out mass layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown has shifted in recent days, administration officials familiar with the talks told CNN,