Vice President JD Vance blames Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown, claiming Schumer fears a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The White House on Wednesday sent mixed messages about upcoming firings as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. Last week, the Trump administration threatened mass layoffs of some federal workers during the shutdown. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened that "a lot" of federal workers may get fired in a shutdown.

Laying off scores of federal workers may be part of "extraordinary steps" that will be taken soon, Vance said on the first day of the shutdown

The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts — and major disruptions to iconic sites like the Liberty Bell and Pearl Harbor — have begun taking hold.

Vice President JD Vance was all smiles as he and the hosts of Fox and Friends discussed President Donald Trump’s trolling of Democratic leaders during a failed high-stakes meeting to try to avoid a government shutdown.

Vice President JD Vance discussed President Donald Trump's comments about firing federal workers during the government shutdown, and assured any firings would not be targeted "based on politics."

JD Vance predicts a government shutdown, but experts say the bull market is safe. See why a market dip is a buying opportunity.

“J.D. ‘JUST DANCE’ VANCE, WHO NOBODY LIKED UNTIL TRUMP PICKED HIM OUT OF THE ‘BARGAIN BIN’ IN THE WALMART CLEARANCE SECTION, WENT ON FOX TO TRASH ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR GOVERNOR.”