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White House: Firings imminent
The Philippine Star
|October 03, 2025
As plan to reopen gov't collapses
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Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed on Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went home without resolving a funding standoff with US President Donald Trump — and the White House threatened public sector jobs.
Federal funding expired at midnight after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, prompting agencies to wind down services, while the White House warned of “imminent” firings of public sector workers.
This story is from the October 03, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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