Democrats warn of ‘DOGE 2.0’ if government shuts down

Government Shutdown & Political Landscape - The White House is threatening mass layoffs of federal workers if Democrats don't pass a Republican-supported continuing resolution [1] - The administration is accused of wanting to fire more people, having already allegedly canned more than 200,000 federal employees [5] - Democrats are urged to show more pushback to President Trump's agenda [2] - Republicans control the presidency, the House, and the Senate, making them responsible for governing and averting a shutdown [9] Budget & Appropriations - More than $410 billion was allegedly illegally withheld [11] - $7 billion in after-school programs and violence interruption programs was allegedly illegally withheld [11] - Rescissions of billions of dollars of foreign aid are criticized [11] - Democrats aim to reclaim the power of the purse through elections [14]