Washington — Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations. The Senate is set to reconvene Monday after dueling measures to fund the government fell short of the necessary support for a fourth time on Friday,
A sign indicates that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to lack of funding from the government during the fifth day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A top White House economy official, Kevin Hassett, said Sunday that layoffs to the federal workforce could occur quickly
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Federal worker layoffs could begin if Democrats don't cooperate to end the government shutdown, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett warns.