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The federal government shutdown is nearing record length, impacting hundreds of thousands of federal workers with furloughs and potential firings, disrupting the economy through halted loans and travel losses, and causing widespread service delays. The Trump administration is leveraging the shutdown to advance its priorities, while Democrats insist on health insurance aid for millions.
President Trump's administration is using the ongoing government shutdown to grant his budget chief, Russ Vought, unprecedented authority to selectively fund programs and fire federal workers. Prioritizing Trump's agenda, Vought is slashing jobs in health, education, and other areas, drawing criticism as illegal and facing court challenges, as the shutdown enters its third week.
During a multi-week government shutdown, President Trump's budget office, led by Russ Vought, is drastically restructuring the federal workforce, prioritizing military and deportation while slashing jobs in health, education, and other sectors, sparking legal challenges and Democratic outrage over what they call illegal actions.
Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health, disease outbreaks, and disaster preparedness were laid off by the Trump administration during a government shutdown. The move, intended to pressure Democratic lawmakers, led to significant confusion, with over half of the initial CDC layoff notices later reversed due to error, sparking widespread concern over public health impacts.
The IRS unexpectedly furloughed nearly half its staff (over 34,400 employees) due to the government shutdown, causing widespread confusion and concern among workers. This move, a reversal of an earlier plan to keep everyone working using Inflation Reduction Act funds, threatens critical tax processing, customer service, and revenue collection operations, especially as the October 15 tax filing extension deadline looms.
