Trump Shutdown Firings Touch Bipartisan Priorities: Not Just 'Democrat Agencies'
The White House issued 4,200 reduction-in-force notices affecting eight federal departments amid a shutdown, citing funding lapses and targeting specific agencies for staffing cuts, officials said.
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GOP congressman says ‘no one’ wants to see shutdown firings
The NewsRep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., said Wednesday that federal worker firings undertaken by the Trump administration during the US government shutdown are “not a good thing,” but he blamed Democrats for the current gridlock.“No one wants to see these firings. This is not a good thing,” Haridopolos told Amna Nawaz, co-host of PBS News Hour, during Semafor’s World Economy Summit. Directing no criticism at the Trump administration, however, the…
Democrats threaten to see Trump team 'in court' over 'illegal' firings as shutdown battle escalates
Congressional Democrats from Maryland and Virginia threaten to sue the Trump administration over planned federal employee firings during the government shutdown.
Democrats threaten to see Trump team ‘in court’ over ‘illegal’ firings as shutdown battle escalates
Congressional Democrats from Maryland and Virginia warned on Tuesday that they would sue over the administration’s planned firings and threats of no back pay for furloughed workers. Both have been used as pressure points by the White House to get Senate Democrats to budge from their dug-in position and vote to reopen the government, but until late last week, no direct action had been taken. Late last month, the OMB circulated a memo that there w…
Democrats threaten to see Trump team ‘in court’ over ‘illegal’ firings as shutdown battle escalates – Your Capital Minds
Congressional Democrats from Maryland and Virginia warned on Tuesday that they would sue over the administration’s planned firings and threats of no back pay for furloughed workers. Both have been used as pressure points by the White House to get Senate Democrats to budge from their dug-in position and vote to reopen the government, but until late last week, no direct action had been taken. Late last month, the OMB circulated a memo that there w…
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