The White House’s call for mass layoffs in a looming shutdown tracks with past administration efforts to defang much of the federal government.
Under the Trump administration’s plans for a government shutdown, the Labor Department would cut off most activities — then fire thousands of employees. National parks would close, and their staffs could face layoffs. Phone help lines at the Internal Revenue Service would go unstaffed, perhaps permanently.
National Guard deployments to major cities — D.C.,
Memphis and
Portland — would continue. Immigration raids and deportation activities would be unaffected, though officers would work unpaid.
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