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The Latest Breaking News from Russell Vought

Trump officials say "substantial" federal worker layoffs have begun

Russell Vought announced the cuts Friday.

Axios

The Trump Administration Begins 'Substantial' Layoffs of Federal Workers

Civil servants are normally temporarily furloughed during shutdowns. The White House insists the current funding lapse empowers them to permanently fire workers.

Reason

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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Fox’s Larry Kudlow says shutdown is ‘great opportunity’ for Trump to fire another 500,000 federal workers

‘They're not essential, and the public would understand that’

The Independent UK

Trump labels Democrats ‘insurrectionists’ as he threatens ‘Grim Reaper’ Vought to start cutting American jobs in ‘4 to 5 days’

Trump made the incendiary comments during a bilateral meeting alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

The Independent UK

Trump budget director pushing Social Security overhaul to cut disability benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans: report

Critics fear proposed changes from White House budget chief Russell Vought mark biggest-ever cuts to disability insurance

The Independent UK

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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Trump adviser: Layoffs will start if shutdown negotiations are "going nowhere"

Kevin Hassett put the onus on Democrats, saying it's "common sense to avoid layoffs like that."

Axios

What is Donald Trump doing while the government is shut down? Shamelessly living his ‘incredibly weird’ dream

But according to the White House, the president just "loves to have a bit of fun."

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Senate fails to end the shutdown as both parties aren’t even speaking to each other: ‘I’m not optimistic’

Neither Republicans nor Democrats appear willing to give an inch as Americans pay the price

The Independent UK

Trump spares DOGE and Russ Vought’s OMB from shutdown pain as thousands of White House staff are sent home

As about a third of White House staff are furloughed, DOGE and the Office of Management and Budget will keep moving along

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: President hails shutdown as ‘opportunity’ to further campaign of cuts

The government has already announced the cancellation of billions of dollars in federal funding for projects tied to Democrats. Key US politics stories from Thursday 2 October at a glance

The Guardian - US

Federal Workers Stare At Weeks Without Pay, Mass Layoffs Loom

While law requires that furloughed employees eventually receive back pay, the push for "Reduction in Force" plans has raised fears that many will not have jobs to return to once the standoff ends.

International Business Times

Federal agencies blaming Democrats for shutdown in potentially illegal move

Departments and staff are using out-of-office emails and websites to engage in partisan political activity

The Guardian - US

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Reason

Trump To Cancel Biden-Era Green Energy Grants, but Only for Blue States

The president would be justified in wanting to rescind all state grants. Instead, he's apparently letting states that voted for him keep the cash.

The Guardian - US

Trump sees ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to punish Democrats as shutdown enters day two

Republicans and Democrats engage in war of words as White House also uses impasse to cut government spending

Axios

The shutdown's quiet power broker: What to know about Russ Vought

The Trump White House turns to Vought for mastery of the bureaucracy.

International Business Times

Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Democrats Over US Government Shutdown

Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers as he ratcheted pressure on Democrats to back moves to end the government shutdown.

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The Independent UK

Trump threatens ‘Democrat Agencies’ that he’s meeting with budget chief Russ Vought today on which to cut amid shutdown

Previous government shutdowns have only resulted in temporary furloughs — not layoffs

The Guardian - US

The shutdown fight has finally given Democrats leverage. They should use it

The government has effectively been shut down since Trump returned to office, as officials clamp down on work they oppose

The Independent UK

Trump and government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Is it legal?

Watchdog groups say the administration is ‘obviously’ breaking ethics laws but unlikely to face consequences as long as federal agencies are under president’s command

The Independent UK

Trump’s budget chief says federal firings will come in ‘one to two’ days amid government shutdown

Democrats have brushed off pressure from the administration to comply with Republicans’ temporary funding bill

Axios

OMB chief Russell Vought: Federal workers layoffs to begin within a "day or two"

Vought told House Republicans the layoffs will be "consequential."

The Independent UK

Buckle up, America — Republicans and Democrats appear dug in for a long government shutdown

ANALYSIS: Republicans say Democrats ‘don't have the high ground in this situation,’ Eric Garcia writes. But Democrats are unintimidated by threats from the Trump administration to target their states

International Business Times

Trump Budget Chief Warns Federal Firings Could Begin Within Days As Shutdown Bites

The warning follows a memo Vought issued last week, which instructed agencies to prepare Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for employees in programs that lost funding after the fiscal year expired.

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