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Vance warns painful cuts as shutdown drags

On day 12 of the federal shutdown, Vice President JD Vance warned of “painful” deeper cuts to the government workforce, even as the Trump administration seeks to pay the military and preserve some food assistance. Hundreds of thousands are already furloughed without pay, and the Office of Management and Budget said in a court filing that more than 4,000 terminations are imminent. Labor unions sued to halt the firings. With negotiations stalled after Democrats rejected a short-term funding bill without health subsidy extensions, party leaders traded blame while agencies prepared widespread layoff notices.

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