{"id":7969,"date":"2025-09-26T00:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/white-house-memo-warns-of-mass-firings-as-shutdown-fight-with-democrats-escalates\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T00:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:23:54","slug":"white-house-memo-warns-of-mass-firings-as-shutdown-fight-with-democrats-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/white-house-memo-warns-of-mass-firings-as-shutdown-fight-with-democrats-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"White House memo warns of mass firings as shutdown fight with Democrats escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON, Sept 25 — The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, according to a memo first published by US news outlet Politico.<\/p>\n

The memo by the Office of Management and Budget indicated that President Donald Trump’s administration would go beyond the usual practice of temporary furloughs during previous shutdowns.<\/p>\n

Sent to US media on Wednesday, it instructed federal agencies to target programs they are not legally required to continue.<\/p>\n

“Programs that did not benefit from an infusion of mandatory appropriations will bear the brunt of a shutdown,” the memo said, ordering agencies to submit their proposed staff reduction plans and notify employees.<\/p>\n

It comes as the Trump administration clashes with congressional Democrats over federal funding ahead of a fiscal deadline of midnight on September 30.<\/p>\n

Democrats in the Senate rejected a stopgap funding bill last week hurriedly passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives seeking to avert a shutdown.<\/p>\n

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Trump in turn cancelled a meeting on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in Congress, saying he would not meet with them until they “become realistic” with their demands in funding negotiations.<\/p>\n

With both chambers on recess this week and senators returning on Monday, time is running out to keep the government funded after the end of the fiscal year.<\/p>\n

A shutdown would see non-essential operations grind to a halt and hundreds of thousands of civil servants temporarily left without pay.<\/p>\n

Republicans hold a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress but, due to Senate rules, have to get some opposition support.<\/p>\n

House Republicans warned on Friday that their members will not return before the funding deadline, forcing the Senate to vote again and accept their proposal or face a shutdown.<\/p>\n

However, the bill, if passed, would still only be a temporary fix funding federal agencies through November 21.<\/p>\n

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Congress last faced a shutdown in March, when Republicans refused talks with Democrats over Trump’s massive budget cuts and the layoff of thousands of federal employees. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WASHINGTON, Sept 25 — The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, according to a memo first published by US news outlet Politico. The memo by the Office of Management and Budget indicated that President Donald Trump’s administration would go beyond the…<\/p>\n

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