Embattled federal workers not fooled by Trump's shutdown excuse

So, Republicans shut down the government and ran away from Washington is really the only way to describe it. And now they're using this shutdown as cover for their plans to fire thousands of people from the government. Over 4,000 workers have received notices that they're on the chopping block as Project 2025 architect Russ Vote chases a goal of firing 10,000 federal workers.Now, those cuts have hit everywhere from infectious disease monitoring and the CDC to the Department of Education's Office of Special ...