"The White House announced on Friday starting the process of laying off federal workers en masse, as the Trump administration pressures the Democrats to end a government shutdown in place since October 1. Trump's budget chief Russ Vought confirmed the start of the firing process on X, telling the media the layoffs would be "substantial." "RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on X, referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government."
"Out of some 750,000 public servants placed on enforced leaves, it remains unclear how many will be laid off, and from which departments. But earlier this week, US President Donald Trump said he was meeting Vought to decide which agencies "he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent." Democratic leaders including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House counterpart Hakeem Jeffries have tried to call the president's bluff, stressing that mass layoffs would be illegal."
The White House has begun a reduction-in-force process to lay off federal workers as part of pressure to end a government shutdown that began October 1. Budget chief Russ Vought confirmed on X that the layoffs would be "substantial" and wrote "RIFs have begun," referring to plans to reduce the size of the federal government. Roughly 750,000 public servants remain on enforced leave, but the number and departmental distribution of layoffs are unclear. President Donald Trump said he would meet Vought to decide which agencies to cut and whether cuts will be temporary or permanent. Democratic leaders argued that mass layoffs would be illegal. The Education Department confirmed it will be affected and previously saw staff reduced from about 4,100 to 2,500.
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