More layoffs expected as shutdown continues
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Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on
The government shutdown is now in its
13th day as Vice President JD Vance
warns even more federal workers could
lose their jobs. More than 4,000 federal
employees were laid off on Friday.
Hundreds of thousands of government
workers are currently furled without
pay. President Trump said money from the
Pentagon would be used to give military
members their next checks on Wednesday.
The Smithsonian has closed all of its
museums and the National Zoo in DC as a
result of the shutdown. Congress remains
deadlocked over a funding solution.