As the massive gridlock continues between the Republicans and Democrats resulting in a partial government shutdown for the past 10 days, the Trump administration has axed as many as or more than 4,200 federal workers, it said in a court filing.

According to the reports, the mass layoffs in the federal government have affected seven agencies including Treasury Department, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Education, the Justice Department court filing read.

A federal judge is due to hear the case on October 15.

Mass layoffs in US federal govt: Who's impacted?

Recent government layoffs were most concentrated in two departments – the Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services. Other departments also faced reductions, including Education, H

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