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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

John Thune Argues Democrats Are Being Browbeaten Into Submission' by Chuck Schumer to Continue Shutdown

Senate Republicans withheld a continuing resolution from the floor because they believed Democratic rank-and-file were being pressured by leadership against supporting it.
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump officials say "substantial" federal worker layoffs have begun

The "reductions in force," or RIFs, is the latest blow to the federal workforce, which is already down 200,000 employees this year. Vought announced the layoffs on X, saying, "The RIFs have begun." What they're saying: "We'll be cutting very popular democrat programs that aren't popular with republicans," President Trump said Thursday at the White House. A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed the RIFs have begun and are "substantial." They did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment specifying which departments were impacted.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
3 months ago

Trump administration seeks permission to finalize mass layoffs at HHS

The Trump administration is looking to complete its dismissal of 10,000 employees, renewing its argument in federal court that it can lawfully carry out mass layoffs.
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