White House orders federal agencies to shut down

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It’s official: White House orders federal agencies to shut down

Russell Vought said federal employees should still report to work so they can “undertake orderly shutdown activities.”

Michael Stratford

09/30/2025, 8:23pm ET

White House budget director Russell Vought on Tuesday evening directed federal agencies to begin implementing their shutdown plans after Senate Democrats blocked a Republican plan to keep the government open beyond midnight.

The leaders of executive branch departments and agencies “should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown,” Vought wrote in a memo, formally initiating the first closure of the federal government since President Donald Trump’s first term.

The directive sets in motion furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers and the suspension of a wide range of government services. Federal agencies have published plans over the past several days detailing which roles and services are deemed essential enough to continue during the shutdown despite the lapse in funding. Vought has separately asked agencies to prepare plans to permanently reduce the federal workforce through mass firings during a shutdown.

In the Tuesday memo, Vought said that federal employees should “report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities.” He added that federal agencies “should continue to closely monitor developments, and OMB will provide further guidance as appropriate.”

Lead Art: Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought testifies during before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 25. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP

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Trump posts another deepfake video mocking Jeffries

After Jeffries accused Trump of “bigotry” for an AI-generated video, Trump posted a similar video belittling his response.

Aaron Pellish

09/30/2025, 9:26pm ET

President Donald Trump posted another deepfake AI-generated video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday hours before the federal government is expected to shut down, further signaling the significant divide between the two parties.

On Monday, Trump posted a vulgar AI-generated video of Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking outside the White House. The video portrayed Jeffries wearing a mustache and a sombrero while mariachi music plays in the background.

Jeffries condemned the deepfake as “bigotry” in a social media response and called it a “disgusting video” in an MSNBC interview later Monday evening.

On Tuesday, Trump shared a clip of Jeffries’ MSNBC interview criticizing the original video, again adding an AI-generated mustache and sombrero. The latest video features four depictions of the president playing mariachi music as Jeffries speaks.

Trump’s repeated antagonization of Jeffries sets the tone for what may be difficult and drawn-out negotiations over a government-funding solution as lawmakers on both sides continue to dig into their positions.

During a House Democratic conference presser on Tuesday, Jeffries dared Trump to confront him personally rather than “cop out” through the AI-generated videos.

Later, in an interview on MSNBC, Jeffries sought to downplay the videos.

“We need from the president of the United States an individual who actually is focused on doing his job, as opposed to engaging in racist or bigoted stereotypes designed to try to distract or throw us off as Democrats from what we need to do on behalf of the American people,” Jeffries said.

Trump also posted several photos of his Oval Office meeting on Monday with Jeffries, Schumer, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson. Two images shared by Trump show the four Congressional leaders in conversation. A third shows Trump pointing at Jeffries with a sneer. All three images feature “Trump 2028” hats on the president’s desk.

The government is expected to shut down just after 12 a.m. Wednesday.

Lead Art: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP

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