White House dares Democrats with nuclear response to looming shutdown

While Democrats continue to dig their heels in ahead of the looming deadline to avert a government shutdown, the White House has made clear that the administration is willing to go nuclear.

The Office of Management and Budget, headed by Director Russell Vought, escalated the already tense funding fight by threatening mass firings across the federal workforce if Democrats shut down the government. In a new memo , the OMB directed agencies to identify programs whose funding lapses after the September 30 deadline and instructed them to begin drafting reduction in force notes for employees who may be affected.

Democrats introduced their own bill containing a $1.5 trillion 'progressive reckless wish list.'

"Over the past 10 fiscal years, Congress has consistently passed Continuing Resoluti