The White House budget office announced Friday that mass layoffs of federal employees have begun, as US President Donald Trump’s administration increases pressure on Democrats amid a government shutdown entering its 10th day. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed on X that “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans to shrink the federal workforce. In a related court filing, the office said more than 4,000 employees would be terminated, though it added that the funding situation remains “fluid and rapidly evolving.” Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for the layoffs, saying many would lose their jobs and hinting the cuts would target “Democrat-oriented areas.” “They started this thing,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office event, descri

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