WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown rolled into Day 10 on Friday, Oct. 10, the White House said it would begin mass layoffs of federal workers .

“The RIFs have begun,” Russell Vought , director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said in a post on X , referring to “reductions in force.”

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to pursue large-scale cuts to the government's workforce and programs since the shutdown began on Oct. 10.

Here's the latest on where the shutdown stands:

With both sides not budging from their positions, it appears likely the shutdown will extend into next week. The Senate has adjourned for the weekend and is scheduled to return Tuesday. The chamber on Thursday voted down a Republican-backed bill to fund the government throu

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