President Trump on Friday followed through on his long-standing threat to layoff federal workers during the government shutdown.

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Friday.

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The Israeli prime minister still faces opposition from his right flank over carrying out a Gaza deal with Hamas. But crossing Trump now poses a greater risk.

Charlie Kirk will be posthumously honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 14, which would have been his activist's 32nd birthday.

President Donald Trump's newly released physical results from the White House sing the praises of his health and physical fitness, and claim that he, in fact, has the heart of a man in his mid-60s, rather than late 70s.

During the ongoing government shutdown, some restaurants including TGI Fridays and Hard Rock Cafe have specials for federal workers.