Government shutdown reaches day 2, as both sides continue to point fingers

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(ASSOCIATED PRESS) President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said layoffs were “imminent.” The Office of Management and Budget announced it was putting on hold roughly $18 billion of infrastructure funds for New York’s subway and Hudson Tunnel projects — in the hometown of the Democratic leaders of the U.S. House and Senate. Thursday is day two of the shutdown, and already the dial is turned high. The aggressive approach coming from the Trump administration is what certain lawmakers and budget observers feared if Congress, which has the responsibility to pass legislation to fund government, failed to do its work and relinquished control to the White House. Here's the latest: READ MORE: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/the-latest-trump-uses-government-shutdown-to-dole-out-firings-and-punishment/616-e750c366-3f57-40c3-8c8b-462b6421dde9