White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

The White House announced the initiation of federal worker layoffs, a move that began as a government shutdown approached its third week. Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, confirmed that reduction-in-force procedures had started, leading to hundreds of layoffs across various executive branch departments including Commerce, Energy, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, and the Treasury. Union leaders strongly condemned these layoffs, calling them "disgraceful" and warning of "devastating effects" on public services. They vowed to challenge the actions in court, with organizations like the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and... download the app to read more