White House tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

Trump administration prepares mass firings if federal shutdown commences

Tens of thousands of workers could be not just furloughed, but permanently laid off, if a spending agreement is not reached by September 30.

Trump Administration Prepares Federal Cuts as Shutdown Looms - American Faith

With less than a week until the federal government runs out of funding, Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a new spending agreement. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is signaling that a shutdown could become an opportunity to permanently shrink the federal workforce. A leaked memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) outlines how agencies should prepare for a shutdown. It advises federal departments to “use this opp…

Trump warns of shutdown as White House threatens mass firings

US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that a government shutdown was looming, as the White House raised the stakes in a clash with Democrats by threatening mass federal firings.

Va. Rep. Walkinshaw: Mass firing threat an ‘amateurish attempt to negotiate’ amid looming shutdown

Newly elected Virginia Rep. James Walkinshaw says that President Donald Trump’s administration’s threat of mass firing was an “amateurish attempt to negotiate” amid a looming government shutdown. Walkinshaw, a Democrat whose Virginia district is home to many residents who are part of the federal workforce, talked with WTOP anchor Nick Iannelli on Thursday and shared what he said everyone in Congress should be doing. Listen to the interview below…

Democrats still oppose government funding deal despite mass firings threat

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Democrats will not be forced into a deal to fund the government, despite potential mass layoffs of federal employees in the event of a shutdown. White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought has instructed senior government officials to lay off workers in departments without funding and that don’t align with President Trump’s priorities.  Democrats hold position despite layof…

Democrats blast Trump's federal layoff plans ahead of the shutdown

Democrats erupted in anger Thursday after a White House budget office memorandum directed federal agencies to prepare permanent layoffs if the government shuts down. At a Capitol press conference, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted the Office of Management and Budget directive as a threat to federal employees. “We will not be intimidated by Russ Vought, who’s completely and totally out of control,” Jeffries said. “The Trump adm…