White House Warns Mass Layoffs If Shutdown Hits; OMB Memo Escalates Standoff | CNN2.0

⚠️ An OMB memo from Budget Director Russ Vought instructs agencies to prepare for permanent layoffs in the event of a government shutdown, departing from past furlough-and-backpay practice and intensifying the funding standoff with Democrats.
🏛️ Democrats signal they won’t budge, noting Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House, while Hakeem Jeffries labels the threat “malignant politics” and rejects intimidation.
⏳ With days left, both parties appear focused on blame-setting rather than off-ramps, as a planned White House leadership meeting was discouraged by GOP leaders to avoid “giving in.”
🔁 Analysts warn that a shutdown could hand the administration maximal discretion over the federal workforce, raising concerns about a broader purge beyond normal shutdown procedures.
🗣️ Vulnerable-district Republicans argue Democrats long decried shutdowns but now accept one for political gain, while Democrats counter that any shutdown would be a Republican choice under unified control.
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