Government Shutdown Layoffs to Occur ‘Very Soon,’ White House Warns

US Government shutdown: White House signals ‘thousands’ of workers could lose jobs

President Trump is considering firing “thousands” of federal employees as the government shutdown enters its second day. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the layoffs could target agencies seen as misaligned with administration priorities and blamed Democrats for the standoff.

Democrat Urges Comer to Call Vought to House Panel on Layoffs

Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., is pressing House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., to call Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, before the committee to testify on "his threats to carry out mass firings at federal agencies during the Republican shutdown." "Director Vought has already unleashed significant disruption across the federal government through his role in orchestrating the DOGE chaos, his deferred …

White House Says Federal Layoffs Likely in the Thousands Amid Government Shutdown

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that the number of federal employees who are being laid off amid the government shutdown will be in the thousands. “It’s likely going to be in the thousands. It’s a very good question, and that’s something that the Office of Management and Budget and the entire team at the White House here, again, is unfortunately having to work on today,” Leavitt told reporters, responding …

Leavitt Says Federal Layoffs Likely in the Thousands

Leavitt Says Federal Layoffs Likely in the Thousands

Leavitt: Shutdown layoffs likely to be in the 'thousands'

The government formally entered a shutdown on Wednesday morning after the Senate failed to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government.