Justice Department Revises Downward Number of Federal Workers Laid Off Amid Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol in Washington at sunset on Oct. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday adjusted its count of federal employee layoffs as a result of the current government shutdown, suggesting that the Trump administration’s prior projections of job cuts was slightly overstated. According to a court filing by