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

The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP ... Read More

White House Says It Will Make Some SNAP Payments After Trump Threatened to Defy Court

The president threatened on social media on Tuesday to deny food subsidy payments for 42 million Americans until the end of the government shutdown, in apparent defiance of a court order. (The White ... Read More

White House tells federal agencies to prepare layoff plans as government shutdown looms

The White House budget office directed federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans, warning shutdowns would target programs not required to continue. Read More

White House says substantial US government job cuts have begun

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to cut the federal ... Read More

White House says 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers have begun, with few details

The Trump administration says "substantial" layoffs of federal workers have begun, appearing to follow through on threats to slash the size of government during the shutdown. The announcement first ... Read More

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

WASHINGTON — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers in the ongoing government shutdown ... Read More