A federal district judge issues emergency order blocking the White House’s mass firings of government workers, the union representing thousands of federal employees said.
A federal district judge issues emergency order blocking the White House’s mass firings of government workers, the union representing thousands of federal employees said.
“Pay the troops, pay law enforcement, continue the RIFs, and wait.”
The government has now been shut down for two weeks, with no end in sight as House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning Americans this could be “the longest shutdowns in U.S. history.”
President Donald Trump and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought have followed through with their threats to fire federal workers during the shutdown.
Employees from several major agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were among the terminations, sources told ABC News.
Key Headlines
Here’s how the news is developing.
2 hours and 11 minutes ago
Day 15 of the government shutdown: What to expect
The Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday for the ninth time on a “clean” funding bill that would reopen the government through Nov. 21, though it is likely to be another doomed attempt to end the impasse.
The House remains out of session, though House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will hold press conferences. There seems to be little movement toward any alternative solution in the Senate.
Meanwhile, a federal judge in California will hold a hearing over a request from unions to temporarily pause the layoffs of more than 4,000 federal workers and stop any additional notices being sent out. Amid these firings, President Donald Trump is renewing his threat to also cut “Democrat programs” as the shutdown drags on. He said a list of those programs will come Friday.
-ABC News’ Allison Pecorin and Justin Gomez
Oct 14, 2025, 7:34 PM EDT
Pentagon says troops have been paid
The Pentagon said in a statement to reporters Tuesday that troops have been paid and will not miss a paycheck due to the shutdown.
The military did this by moving $8 billion from existing funds — on hand for research, development and testing — to the payroll.
There are doubts among Hill staff that this is allowable under the law. But there does not seem to be an appetite among Democrats to challenge paying the troops.
-ABC News’ Anne Flaherty
Oct 14, 2025, 6:53 PM EDT
Senate again fails to advance clean government funding bill
The Senate on Tuesday evening failed for the eighth time to advance legislation that would reopen the government through Nov. 21.
The bill failed by a vote of 49-45. It needed 60 votes to advance.
Sen. Rand Paul remained the lone Republican to vote against the bill. Independent Angus King, and Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto voted in favor of it. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, who has voted in favor of the bill, was absent during Tuesday’s vote.
The failed vote assures that the shutdown will continue until at least Wednesday.
-ABC News’ Allison Pecorin
Oct 14, 2025, 12:55 PM EDT
White House to continue federal layoffs as shutdown enters 3rd week
The White House Office of Management and Budget wrote on its X account on Tuesday that the Trump administration is “making every preparation” to ride out the government shutdown without caving to Democrats’ demands. The agency said it would continue cutting the federal workforce in the meantime.
“Pay the troops, pay law enforcement, continue the RIFs, and wait,” the post reads.
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