Firings of U.S. federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

Firings of U.S. federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown dragged into a 10th day.Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management

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