US EditionTrump official says federal layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown
The Trump administration has initiated permanent layoffs of federal employees to reduce government size and pressure Democrats amid a shutdown that furloughed 750,000 workers, officials said.
- The Trump administration confirmed that "substantial" layoffs of federal workers have begun during the government shutdown, as stated by an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson.
- Reduction-in-Force notices are being sent to federal employees, with at least the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education affected by the layoffs.
- Russ Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, stated on social media that the RIFs have begun as part of the government's efforts amid the shutdown.
- Several unions have filed lawsuits against the layoffs, arguing that the Trump administration's actions violate laws and disrupt essential federal services.
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More than a week into the government shutdown, layoffs of federal workers have begun, following through on administration threats to slash the size of government during the shutdown.In a court filing late Friday, lawyers for the government wrote that an estimated 4,200 employees across at least seven agencies began receiving reduction in force, or RIF, notices on Oct. 10.The declaration, from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) senior advisor …
Trump Administration Lays Off Thousands Amid Shutdown Standoff
What happens when a political standoff turns into a pink-slip parade? The Trump administration has begun laying off thousands of federal employees. Critics say it is weaponizing the government shutdown to pressure Democrats.“The RIFs have begun,” declared White House budget chief Russell Vought on X, using the bureaucratic term for “reductions in force.” His office later confirmed the cuts were “substantial,” with over 4,000 workers across seven…
White House: ‘Massive’ shutdown layoffs begin
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 U.S. federal government began firing thousands of officials because of the government’s closure, the White House announced this Friday, after ten days of total disagreement between Democrats and Republicans. Staff cuts “have begun,” said in X Russ Vought, the head of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). A spokesman for the OMB confirmed to the AFP that the layoffs “started” in “substantial” amounts. Some 750,000 employees…
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