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Trump, federal workers and government shutdown

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, saying he planned to meet with budget director Russ Vought to ta...

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President Trump begins mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

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Firings of federal workers underway as government shutdown drags on, Trump budget chief announces

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Layoffs loom as Vought turns the screw in shutdown standoff

“The RIFs have begun,” OMB Director Russ Vought — whom President Donald Trump recently held up as the grim reaper for government employees — ominously posted on X this afternoon, signaling that he was...

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Trump administration starts firing workers laid off in government shutdown

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The Trump Administration Begins 'Substantial' Layoffs of Federal Workers

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Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune continued to try to peel away centrist Democrats who may be willing to cross party lines as the shutdown pain dragged on.

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Trump Is Firing Federal Workers. The Shutdown Means They May Not Know.

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White House says thousands of federal workers expected to be laid off due to government shutdown

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Fact-checking what politicians are saying about the 2025 government shutdown

When Congress can’t reach a funding agreement, both sides of the political aisle whip up talking points about what a shutdown means for the economy, immigration, worker paychecks, disaster response and services for low-income families.

Shutdown Politics Has G.O.P. Singing Government’s Praises

As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching.