Reduction-in-force notifications have gone out to employees in departments including the Treasury and Homeland Security.

The Trump administration and Republicans have sought to blame Democrats for the government shutdown, and any negative fallout from it.

Trump's budget director made the announcement amid the ongoing government shutdown

Reduction-in-force notifications have gone out to employees in departments including the Treasury and Homeland Security.

Mass firings of federal workers have begun.

President suggests layoffs will be ‘a lot’ and in Democrat areas as unions for federal workers take the matter to court – key US politics stories from 10 October at a glance

L’amministrazione di Donald Trump ha iniziato a licenziare impiegati del governo federale per via dello shutdown, cioè la procedura avviata a inizio ottobre per cui il governo…

The Trump administration on Friday announced it had begun laying off more than 4,000 federal workers but will pay troops as the government shutdown continues.