The Washington Post editorial board argued that Congressional Progressive Caucus tactics mirrored failed GOP strategies, leaving Democrats vulnerable during the federal government shutdown.

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversib...

The White House sought to raise pressure on the largely united Democrats by threatening that worker furloughs would soon turn into layoffs in unspecified numbers and involving undisclosed agencies.