US EditionTrump official says federal layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown
Mass layoffs have started amid a 10-day government shutdown, with thousands of federal workers affected as the White House seeks to pressure Democrats to end the impasse.
- Federal workforce cuts have started amid the government shutdown, as indicated by OMB Director Russ Vought on social media.
- The American Federation of Government Employees called the layoffs 'disgraceful,' asserting that they are using the shutdown to illegally fire thousands of workers.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the layoffs, stating they harm the workers providing essential services.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed that 'this is the last paycheck that 700,000 federal workers will see' until the government is reopened.
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Trump says federal layoffs have begun during government shutdown - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration had started a new round of federal layoffs, as he seized on the government shutdown to cull the civil workforce and pressure Democrats into accepting his fiscal demands.
In the absence of a budget agreement in the Senate, the U.S. administration has been blocked since 1 October. More than 600,000 federal employees have been placed in partial unemployment and agents may be deprived of part of their wages.
White House Begins Mass Layoffs Amid Government Shutdown
The White House said Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump sought to amp up pressure on opposition Democrats to end a government shutdown that has crippled public services.
The Trump administration has begun mass layoffs in the shutdown of the federal government in the United States. "There will be a lot and we will present the number in the coming days," says President Donald Trump.
Trump Administration Begins Axing Positions of Furloughed Federal Workers - The Virginia Star
by Thérèse Boudreaux The Office of Management and Budget will begin eliminating thousands of civilian positions across the federal government, fulfilling the Trump administration’s plan to use the ongoing government shutdown as a vehicle for mass layoffs. OMB Director Russ Vought announced Friday in an abrupt social media post that the office has started issuing Reduction in Force notices to an unspecified number of federal employees currently…
October 10, 2025 – Washington – EFE. U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Friday that the closure of the federal government will result in large-scale layoffs, and explicitly stated that these staff reductions will be “oriented toward the Democrats.” During a press conference in the White House, the president justified his decision by arguing that the Democratic orientation of the layoffs is because “we believe that, you know, they started…
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