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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: White House Warns Of Imminent Federal Layoffs As Shutdown Continues
Caption: White House Warns Of Imminent Federal Layoffs As Shutdown Continues. The White House has warned that mass layoffs of US federal workers will begin within two days, as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight. The shutdown, the first in nearly seven years, began on Wednesday after Congress failed to agree on a new spending plan. A vote to end the shutdown failed just hours after it started, and the Senate has since adjourned, raising fears the impasse could threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs and cost the US economy billions in lost output. At a briefing, Vice President JD Vance accused Democrats of playing political games, saying they should reopen the government rather than complain about the response. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed layoffs would start within two days, blaming Democrats for the situation. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer earlier accused Republicans of attempting to “bully” Democrats into accepting their funding plan, highlighting the bitter blame game between the parties. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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