Russ Vought – One America News Network

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate Vote to end govt shutdown fails for 6th time as shutdown enters second week

The U.S. Senate failed for the sixth time to pass a stopgap bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday, which has now entered its second week.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 17: A Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line elevated train rolls over the 10-foot-tall security perimeter fence around the the United Center ahead of the next week's Democratic National Convention on August 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention will be held in Chicago on August 19-22. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump admin freezes $2.1B in Chicago transportation infrastructure funding to investigate ‘race-based contracting’ amid government shutdown

The Trump administration announced that it is freezing $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects to ensure the “funding is not flowing via race-based contracting,” amidst the government shutdown.

A flag outside of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saaid in a social media post that he and U.S. President Doanld Trump will shut down foreign assistance agency. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal appeals court blocks Trump’s $5B foreign aid cut

A federal appeals court has set President Donald Trump back on his attempt to withhold nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, siding with a lower court’s decision.

TOPSHOT - Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. US President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump to cancel nearly $5B in foreign aid through rarely used ‘Pocket rescission’

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to scrap approximately $4.9 billion in previously approved foreign aid using a little-known maneuver called “pocket rescission,” a move that has drawn praise from his “America First” supporters.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after posing with family members of victims in the January 1 attack on Bourbon Street and emergency responders prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Trump Dismisses Military Academy ‘Boards Of Visitors’ To Combat ‘Woke’ Influence

The 47th President announced on Monday that he will be getting rid of members on the Boards of Visitors of four service academies to combat “woke leftist ideologies.”