Trump leverages government shutdown to push cuts, threaten layoffs amid political standoff

President Donald Trump is seizing an opportunity during the government shutdown to cut back on programs important to Democrats and threaten mass firings to reshape the federal workforce in his image.

Capitol Hill will most likely remain quiet on Thursday as Congress takes a day off in observance of Yom Kippur, while the Senate is forced to pause arguments on who is to blame for a government shutdown.
Credit to : The National Desk