FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican has a list of more than a "trillion dollars worth of ideas ripe for a trim" as the federal government shutdown continues. 

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought has so far announced his plans to withhold nearly $30 billion in federal funding to blue states and cities, while Senate Democrats continue to block Republicans' efforts to reopen the government.

And Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has some ideas for even deeper cuts. In a letter to Vought, first obtained by Fox News Digital, Ernst laid out a plan that could result in over $2 trillion in cuts to federal spending.

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Her letter comes as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and most Senate Democrats have remained steadfast in their opposition to the GOP’s short-term funding extension.

"Schumer’s Shutdown has provided a golden opportunity to slash waste, fraud and abuse in Washington," Ernst said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "There is no one more fitting to lead the charge than Russ Vought."

"I have compiled a comprehensive list of more than $2 trillion of nonessential government expenditures that should be put on the chopping block to put taxpayers first, make Washington squeal and deliver a more efficient government," she continued.

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Ernst, who chairs the Senate DOGE Caucus, which borrowed its moniker from tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), wants to target tens of billions in expired and unexpired COVID-19 pandemic funding, consolidate unused federal office space and prevent taxpayers from "subsidizing" the roughly $400 million per day in backpay owed to furloughed nonessential federal workers.

She also wants to go after nearly $1.6 trillion in unspent funding "stashed away in secret slush funds," clawback billions in the Biden-era electric vehicle charging station program, railroad projects in blue states, end research into "silly science projects" like shrimp on treadmills, and streamline "duplication and unnecessary overlap within" the Department of War, among many others.

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"This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I will be providing many more recommendations soon," Ernst wrote in the letter. "My team and I stand ready to help you make some prime cuts during this Schumer Shutdown."

Meanwhile, there appeared to be no off-ramp in sight to end the now three-day government shutdown.

Senate Democrats are also unfazed by Vought and President Donald Trump’s desire to target their states and cities with cuts, with many arguing that the administration was already carrying out those tactics.

Still, Senate Republicans hope that enough Democrats peel off and vote to reopen the government. So far, three members of the Democratic caucus have done so — Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine. 

Taylor Swift is finally sharing details behind her engagement to NFL superstar Travis Kelce — and according to her, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end did not fumble the proposal.

Swift, who released her new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," today, opened up about the private moment Kelce popped the question and how he pulled it off in true fairytale fashion in a new interview on "The Graham Norton Show."

"He really crushed it in surprising me," Swift, 35, told Norton during her first televised appearance since their engagement, according to People. "While we were talking on his podcast, he had a complete garden built out the back of his house to propose in."

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She added, "He went all out — 10 out of 10."

Swift, dressed in a black, bejeweled collared mini dress, was asked to share more details about the wedding plans and she teased, "You’ll know."

"I want to do the album stuff first, and the wedding is what happens after in terms of planning. I think it will be fun to plan."

Swift and Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26 after two years of dating. 

Meanwhile, during another interview Friday, the "Bejeweled" singer revealed just how much thought Kelce put into designing her custom diamond ring. 

"He designed it with this amazing jeweler, Kindred Lubeck. She does all of her gold engraving by hand," Swift said on the U.K. radio show "Heart Breakfast" on Friday.

The singer recalled showing Kelce a video of Lubeck’s work long before their engagement — not realizing he was taking notes the entire time.

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"I had shown him a video, I just thought her stuff was so cool. I had shown him a video like a year and a half ago, and he was just paying attention to everything it turns out," she explained. "Because when I saw the ring I [gasped] ... I was like, ‘I know who made this, I know who made this,’ and also, you listen to me!"

Swift didn’t hold back her appreciation for the sentimental gesture.

"It was like, you really know me. I didn’t know what I would want, but he did somehow — and that’s kind of a flex," she added with a smile.

The ring is estimated to be an 8 to 15-carat old mine cushion cut diamond.

While she didn’t know what her ideal engagement ring was, it seemed she did have an idea that the proposal itself was coming.

In songs on "The Life of a Showgirl," the singer hints at finding "the one" after years of heartbreak — and makes not-so-subtle nods to Kelce.

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On the track "Wood," Swift sang, "Girls, I don’t need to catch a bouquet / To know a hard rock is on the way… The curse on me was broken by your magic wand / Seems to me that you and me, we make our own luck."

She even references Kelce’s popular podcast, "New Heights."

"New heights of manhood / I ain’t gotta knock on wood," she sings on the track.

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In August, the couple announced their major relationship milestone on Instagram with the caption, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

In the series of sweet photos the pop superstar shared, Kelce could be seen down on one knee as Swift caressed his face during the intimate moment.

The "Love Story" singer began dating Kelce in 2023.