US government shutdown live: White House says ‘layoffs are imminent’ as JD Vance uses false claims to blame Democrats for shutdown
Vice-president falsely claims that Democrats want to fund healthcare for ‘illegal aliens’ as press secretary says shutdown will affect federal workers
This shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.
Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
