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Government shutdown: The House of Representatives will return to session on Wednesday, as lawmakers take up legislation to end the longest government shutdown in American history. The bill, which passed the Senate on Monday, has sizable momentum, and its approval by the House would clear it for President Trump’s signature. Read more ›
The Trump administration has used mass firings of federal layoffs as a key tool in its efforts to reshape the federal workforce. From the time he took office in January until the end of February, more than 200,000 federal workers at dozens of government agencies were fired.
President Donald Trump has criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for overreaching in the ongoing Democratic leadership crisis as the longest government shutdown in history nears an end.
The federal government will likely remain open as lawmakers on both sides banned together to avoid a shutdown.
Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as the House returns to D.C. for a vote to end the government shutdown and Adelita Grijalva is sworn in as Arizona's newest member of Congress.