White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown

* Trump administration begins layoffs amid government shutdown
* Layoffs hit Treasury, HHS, Commerce, Education, Homeland Security
* Federal judge to hear union lawsuit against layoffs during shutdown
* More than 4,200 workers said to be affected

Further reading:

[Trump says his administration ‘identified funds’ to pay troops during shutdown | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-his-administration-identified-funds-pay-troops-during-shutdown-2025-10-11/)

[Who’s to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/whos-blame-shutdown-all-above-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-10-09/)

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