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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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