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‘They started this thing’: Trump blames Democrats as federal layoffs begin amid shutdown

Topnewsplus4 days ago04 mins

US President Donald Trump on Friday initiated layoffs affecting thousands of federal workers, blaming Democrats for the decision as the government shutdown entered its 10th day. Job cuts were reported across the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, Commerce, and Homeland Security’s cybersecurity division, though the total…

Layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’, says White House

Topnewsplus1 week ago03 mins

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are “absolutely going nowhere,” White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. As the shutdown entered its fifth day, Hassett told CNN’s “State of the Union” program that…