US EditionVance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
The layoffs affect key Education Department divisions amid a governmentwide reduction in force due to funding stalemate, with over 4,000 federal employees facing termination, officials said.
- Vice President JD Vance stated that deeper cuts to the federal workforce will occur if the shutdown continues, now entering its 12th day.
- Over 4,000 federal employees are set to be fired due to the shutdown, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
- Labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the aggressive budget cuts, which has escalated tensions in Congress.
- House leaders from both parties blame each other for the shutdown, with Democrats describing the planned firings as illegal and unnecessary.
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Johnson: Trump will stop firing federal workers when the government reopens
Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday defended the administration’s Friday night firing of thousands of federal employees, contending that President Trump and Budget Director Russ Vought were compelled by the shutdown to act, and alleged firing federal workers will end when the shutdown does — explanations experts widely reject as unfounded.Asked about the terminations, Speaker Mike Johnson claimed to have little knowledge of them, despite widespread r…
Johnson: Trump Will Stop Firing Federal Workers When the Government Reopens
Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday defended the administration’s Friday night firing of thousands of federal employees, contending that President Trump and Budget Director Russ Vought were compelled by the shutdown to act, and alleged firing federal workers will end when the shutdown does — explanations experts widely reject as unfounded. Asked about the terminations, Speaker Mike Johnson claimed to have little knowledge of them, despite widespread …
Dwindling paychecks add pressure on GOP, Trump, Democrats to end shutdown
Pressure on lawmakers to reach a deal to end the government shutdown is expected to rise this week with the prospect that workers will begin to lose paychecks, including members of the military. Republicans and Democrats have dug in on the shutdown and are showing few signs of compromising, but the prospect of being blamed for lost pay in past shutdowns has been a pressure point leading to progress. President Trump on Saturday directed Defense S…
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