WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. PBN Branded Content

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A spokesperson for the budget office, said the reductions are “substantial” but did not offer more immediate details.

The White House previewed that it

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