Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostA fresh threat from US President Donald Trump’s budget office of mass firings of federal workers if the government shuts down October 1 incensed Democratic leaders and ramped up the political and economic stakes if lawmakers and the White House cannot reach a deal.
A memo sent Wednesday night from the White House Office of Management and Budget directs agencies to plan to permanently lay off federal workers in programmes that do not align with Trump’s priorities if the deadline to pass funding…Read More