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Trump Threatens Mass Layoffs as Shutdown Begins. Can He Do That?
The administration warned of firing up to 300,000 federal workers by year-end amid shutdown caused by funding disputes over Medicaid cuts, impacting key agencies and national security.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget threatened mass firings as a federal government shutdown began after Congress failed to reach agreement late Tuesday.
- A GOP-backed short-term funding resolution to Nov. 21 triggered a dispute as Democrats demanded extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies through Dec. 31 and reversing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts.
- Department cutbacks have reduced staffing at Defense , Treasury and Agriculture , while cuts have weakened the FDA, CDC and NIH.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimated around 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed during the shutdown, while federal unions filed lawsuits seeking to block mass firings and Alaska faces outsized effects with more than 15,000 federal employees.
- IRS officials warn that staffing cuts of more than 30,000 could imperil next year’s filing season and modernization plans, while administration cutbacks risk weakening national security and public health.
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Trump Admin Official Says Government Shutdown an Opportunity for Mass Layoffs
The director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) signaled Tuesday that the government shutdown that began today is an opportunity to carry out mass federal layoffs. When asked about reports that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could lose their jobs during the process, OMB Director Russell Vought said that the White House has been aiming to shrink the size of the federal government. “Let it be said: There are all manner of autho…
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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