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The cuts, coming as the US government remains shut down, could be announced as soon as tomorrow. The administration earlier said impacted roles would likely be ‘in the thousands.’
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Should Trump use shutdown to fire federal workers? Hear from Mike Johnson
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The federal government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to reach a funding deal. CNN’s Dana Bash asks House Speaker Mike Johnson if he thinks the Trump administration should use this shutdown as an excuse to fire federal employees.
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Analysis
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Democrats could have more shutdown leverage than people realize
There is a well-founded bit of conventional wisdom that government shutdowns never really work for the side making demands to keep things open. There are many such cases.
Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent
The emails resemble messages that have appeared on several agency webpages amid the shutdown and blame Democratic senators for Congress’ failure to agree to extend funding at the start of the fiscal year.
How Trump’s shutdown architect spent years planning radical government overhaul
Vought has transformed a role typically focused on the weeds of congressional appropriations into Trump’s primary instrument to dismantle, piece-by-piece, federal agencies and spending plans.
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