For months, a group of former federal workers has gathered each Tuesday on the Hill, trying to get lawmakers’ attention. Sometimes dozens show up, while other weeks have fewer. This Tuesday was no ...

President Donald Trump looks poised to fire more federal employees if Congress cannot avert a government shutdown next week. This prospect has Democrats in Maryland — a state already ravaged by ...

The House minority leader is going so far as to see the potential job cuts as a political winner.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday accused President Trump of engaging in “mafia-style blackmail” after his budget director promised mass firings if the government shuts down at the end of the ...