Which agencies are affected
BBC.
Legal challenges mount
BBC
Why the shutdown happened
Back-pay and workforce priorities
Politico
A workforce already shrinking
The Partnership for Public Service
Amid a continuing government shutdown that began on 1 October, 2025, the White House has confirmed that significant layoffs of federal employees have commenced, as part of an effort to pressure Democrats. The move comes ten days after Congress failed to pass a funding measure to keep the government open, affecting roughly 40% of the federal workforce, or about 750,000 employee
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