More Layoffs, More Pushback
President Donald Trump says more federal worker firings are coming this week, targeting “egregious socialist, semi-communist” programs backed by Democrats.
He already has a taste of what to expect: a minority party disinclined to cave to his demands, a rush to the courthouse to challenge the firings, and organized protests around the country by demonstrators who say he’s acting more like a monarch than a president.
As Day 16 of the federal shutdown begins, Trump’s first round of shutdown-linked firings of more than 4,100 workers are on hold. The federal judge who issued a restraining order ...