2 h. ago California judge halts Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

Trump administration notified roughly 4,100 federal employees last week they were being laid off amid a lapse in government funding

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2 h. ago Federal judge temporarily blocks mass layoffs as Trump official estimates 10,000 could be affected – live

Judge Susan Illston says administration has ‘taken advantage of lapse in government functioning’; Russell Vought says his office wants to be ‘very aggressive in shuttering bureaucracy’Full report: judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdownThe far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.In an interview with the Washington Post, Greene expressed her frustrations with Republicans, signaling her further deviation from the political strategies of her party, as the government shutdown beginning 1 October was slated to enter its third week. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown

Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workersA federal court has granted a temporary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s firings of federal employees during the government shutdown.The ruling by Judge Susan Illston of the US district court’s northern district of California came in response to a lawsuit filed by labor unions representing federal workers. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Federal judge says she’s ‘inclined’ to block mass layoffs as Trump official estimates 10,000 could be affected – live

Judge Susan Illston says administration has ‘taken advantage of lapse in government functioning’; Russell Vought says his office wants to be ‘very aggressive in shuttering bureaucracy’The far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.In an interview with the Washington Post, Greene expressed her frustrations with Republicans, signaling her further deviation from the political strategies of her party, as the government shutdown beginning 1 October was slated to enter its third week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump starts DOGE 2.0 as mass layoffs take place across federal government amid shutdown

The president previewed the pink slips in a press conference in the Oval Office earlier Friday, blaming them and the shutdown on the Democrats.

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4 d. ago White House says it will fire more than 4,000 federal workers as government shutdown drags on

White House says more than 4,000 federal workers will be affected

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5 d. ago ‘Substantial’ federal layoffs begin as Congress remains deadlocked over funding to end shutdown – live

No official numbers have been announced but treasury, HHS, DHS and education departments among agencies confirming cuts White House announces federal worker layoffs as government shutdown nears third weekAs the shutdown enters its 10th day, and both chambers are out of session today, House speaker Mike Johnson has defended not passing a separate bill that would keep members of the military paid throughout the shutdown.“Republicans have voted to OPEN the government and get our troops, Border Patrol, TSA, and veterans PAID,” Johnson said, before blaming Democratic leadership for refusing to pass the House-passed continuing resolution. “Chuck Schumer is terrified of a challenge from the Marxist left – so he and the Democrats voted to CLOSE the government-and to STOP PAYCHECKS from being issued.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

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7 d. ago TACO returns: ‘Growing belief’ in Washington that Trump is backing out on pledge to fire workers amid shutdown

The president threatened to cut agencies and fire government workers, but has yet to act on those vows

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7 d. ago The Latest: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House

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8 d. ago Furloughed federal workers in government shutdown aren’t owed back pay, Trump’s White House claims

‘The livelihoods of the patriotic Americans serving their country in the federal government are not bargaining chips in a political game,’ the American Federation of Government Employees national president said.

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8 d. ago Gavin Newsom hits out at Trump over shutdown after FAA warned airport would have no air traffic controllers

Travelers hit with frustrating delays and cancellations as government shutdown affects federal agency workers

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1 week ago AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown

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1 week ago Trump adviser repeats threat of mass federal layoffs as shutdown talks stall out

Economic council director says White House will judge Monday whether Democrats are willing to talk

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1 week ago Government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock: Live updates

Trump threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere close on a deal

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1 week ago Closed for the weekend — Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock on government shutdown: Live updates

Trump threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere close on a deal

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1 week ago Trump threatens mass layoffs and cuts to Democrat projects as another day of government shutdown passes: Live updates

Day two of the government shutdown draws to a close as federal jobs and projects are put in jeopardy

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1 week ago Trump threatens mass layoffs and cuts to Democrat projects as government shutdown stalemate continues: Live updates

Trump said he was meeting with White House budget director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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1 week ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump threatens to cut Democrats’ ‘favorite projects’ amid impending mass layoffs

Trump said he would meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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