Cracks form among Senate Democrats as Trump threatens big shutdown layoffs

Trump pushing this crucial federal agency to the 'breaking point': analysis

With the help of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Trump Administration is targeting a wide range of federal agencies for mass layoffs — from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the National Weather Service (NWS). And according to the New York Times, as many as 300,000 federal workers will have been laid off by the end of 2025.Pre…

Trump’s Layoff Threat Rattles Senate Democrats

President Donald Trump's threat to lay off federal employees during a potential shutdown is deepening divisions among Senate Democrats, who face mounting pressure over whether to hold firm against a House-passed short-term funding bill, The Hill reported. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has insisted his caucus oppose the measure, signaling he will not back down even as some centrists seek a way out. Schumer, who faces the pros…

Cracks Form Among Senate Democrats in Funding Talks

Cracks form among Senate Democrats as Trump threatens big shutdown layoffs

Cracks are starting to form in the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to force a shutdown after President Trump threatened he would use one to issue targeted, mass layoffs of federal workers.

Dems Commit To ACA, Medicaid As Trump Threatens To Fire Federal Workers

Here comes a government shutdown. Democrats have one ask: fund healthcare, in the form of extending ACA subsidies and restoring funding to Medicaid that was cut in Trump's Big Beautiful Ugly Bill. Meanwhile, the White House threatens to lay off more federal workers. Ho hum, bring the pain, just another day in Trumpland! Via the Wall Street Journal: Republicans are seeking a seven-week extension in federal funding at current levels, and they have…