The White House has warned that mass layoffs of federal workers could begin if United States President Donald Trump concludes that negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown have reached a dead end.
As the shutdown entered its fifth day on Sunday, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNN’s programme State of the Union that he believed there was still a chance Democrats would yield and avoid what could become a costly political and economic crisis.
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