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OMB Memo Sparks Federal Worker Firings Amid Shutdown
9/25/2025
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Story summary
- An OMB memo prompts mass firings of federal workers during a shutdown.
- Agencies would target programs not legally required to continue during shutdown.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries call the memo intimidation.
- Democrats seek ACA subsidies extensions; Republicans push for a clean funding bill.
- Memo warns permanent job losses, fueling the funding standoff.
